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EDITOR’S PREFACE. \\\ 


AMONG the psalmists of the Christian Church, Dr. Watts stands 
pre-eminent. His Psalms and Hymns have an established and con- 
secrated character ; and to Christians of sound piety and correct 
taste, it is matter of devout gratulation and thankfulness, that they 
are so extensively used, and so highly venerated. The Book, how- 
ever, like the best of human works, has its imperfections. In regard 
to some subjects if is redundant, in regard to others it is deficient, 
and some of its contents fall very considerably below its general 
excellence. These imperfections have been extensively felt and 
acknowledged ; and for the remedy of them, various attempts have 
been made, with various success. Of those attempts the compiling 
of “ Christian Psalmody” was one. 

The work was undertaken from no spirit of innovation ; but from 
a sincere desire for the improvement and stability of our public 
Psalmody. On a careful examination of Dr. Watts’s Book, it was 
found, or thought to be found, that it might be very considerably 
abridged, without any detriment:—that some entire Parts, and 
many stanzas of other Parts of the Psalms, and that some entire 
Hymns, and many stanzas of others, might very well be spared, as 
the subject-matter and sentiments of them, were contained, and as 
well or better expressed, in what would still remain. By such an 
abridgment, some important advantages would be gained: redun- 
dancies would be retrenched ; passages of little merit would be ex- 
cluded; some Parts of Psalms, and some Hymns, so prolix and 
complex as seldom, perhaps never, to be given out.in public, would 
be reduced to convenient and excellent portions for use ; especially, 
room would be made for the admission of not a small number of 
Select Hymns, from various authors, eligible either ior theirccerling 
worth, or for their suitableness to supply the deficienvi¢s of Watts s: 
And thus, if the design were judiciously executed, a body of Psalms 
and Hymns would be formed, more compact, more complete, and 
more worthy of extensive adoption for pezmanent use, than’ aay 
before presented to our churches. 

To the high purposes of Psalmody, good and well adapted Tunes 
are essentially requisite. T’o aid the laudable exertions of respecta- 
ble societies and individuals, for the general andestablished use of 
such tunes, was a primary object of this work. It was found to be 
the opinion of many, well qualified to judge, that a small but judi- 
cious selection cf tunes, in the same book with the Psalms and 
Hymns, would be useful in several respects; as it might contribute 
to restrain the too common vagrancy of singing choirs, and to give 
permanency to the use of a standard set of tunes—would be a great 
convenience to singers in the choir, who might wish to refresh their 
memories in regard to the tune to be sung—and would be a help to 
many others in the congregation, who, by occasionally casting their 
eyes upon the tune, would be able to join in the performance, of 
this pleasing, animating, and exalted part of divine worship. 

The effect of public psalmody is often exceedingly marred, by a 
psalm or hymn being sung to an ill adapted tune. The leaders of 
singing choirs are not always persons of good taste and judgment ; 
and the best qualified leader cannot always at the moment, so fully 
possess himself of the sentiments of the portion given out, as imme- 
diately to recur to a tune well suited to express them. It might, 


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therefore, it was thought, be highly useful to sit down at leisure, 
and refer cach psalm and hymn, not merely to a proper key, but to 
a suitable tune. 

The grand defect of our public psalmody in general is the want 
of proper expression. Should a preacher deliver his sermon, in an 
unanimated, monotonous manner, not varying the movement, or 
quantity, or tone of voice, nor even observing the pauses—be his 
sermon ever so good, or his pronunciation ever so exact—his hear- 
ers might sleep, and his labour be lost. So the best psalm may be 
sung to the best tune, and every note, in the several parts, be sounded 
with the utmost exactness, and yet the performance have little in- 
terest or effect. That performance of psalmody, and that only, is 
entitled to be called good, in which the movement, quantity, and 
tone of voice, are well adapted to the general subject, and so varied 
as justly to express the different thoughts, sentiments, and a 
This, it is confessed, is an attainment of no small difficulty; and 
requires no ordinary degree of judgment and taste, attention and 
practice. Its importance, however, demands that every thing which 
can be done in aid of it, should be done. To assist singers exten- 
sively, in this essential, but neglected part of good psalmody, no 
method appeared more eligible, than that of so marking the psalms 
and hymns by means of certain symbols, as to indieate, as correctly 
as possible, the requisite variations of movement, quantity, and 
tone of voice. 

Such were the views of the Compiler, when he took up the de- 
sign of the work ; and such the plan upon which he formed his book, 
entitled CHRISTIAN PSALMODY, in Four Parts: comprising 
Dr. Watts’s Psalms Abridged; Dr. Watt's Hymns Abridged ; 
Select Hymns from other Authors ; and Select Harmony ; together 
with Directions for Musical Expression. He was sensible in the 
outset, and became more and more deeply so in the progress of the 
undertaking, that it was a design of difficult execution, and of no 
ordinary responsibility ; and in regard to its several parts, he did 
not fail to avail himself, as opportunity offered; of the judgment of 
clergymen, musicians, and others, respectable in character, and ju- 
dicious-in matters of this kind. 

His Abridgment of Dr. Watts was executed with a cautious and 
trembling hand: and, he would fain hope, in a manner not to 
offend the pious and judicions admirers of that justly venerated 
psalmist. dn regardto Christian doctrine and sentiment, Watts 
remains unaltered and unimpaired ; and in what is retained of his 
Book, even the verbal alterations are very few, and only such as 
seemed most obviously requisite. 

It deserves particular notice, that the numerical designations of 
the psalms and hymns, parts and stanzas, retained, are the same as 
im Watts unabridged, and when the last verse cr verses are omitted, 
the omission is denoted by a No confusion, therefore, need 
ensue in a congregation should the minister use this book, while the 
people are yet furnished wholly or in part with the common book. 

The Selection of Hymns from various Authors was made with 
laborious care ; after a perusal of all the Hymns which the Com- 

iler could well procure, and with repeated and solicitous revisions. 

o have adopted all the hymns extant which are good, would have 
swelled the book to an undue size. The design was to select a 
competent number of such as would form the best supplement to 
Watts; regard being had at once to intrinsic merit, to particular 
subjects and occasions, and to variety of metre. 

he Fourth Part, entitled Select Harmony, consists of more than 
a hundred Tunes, and about twenty Particular Pieces, of approved ~ 
excellence, and of a style and character suitable to public and 
private devotion. The Compiler is fully persuaded, and in this pes~ 


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suasion he is sure of the concurrence of the best judges, that the 
adoption of a few well chosen tunes for permanent use, would be 
vastly preferable’ to a/‘great variety and a frequent change. The 
prurience, indeed, for variety and change is the bane of our public 
psalmody. It ean never be sufliciently regretted that good tunes, 
as soon as the’ singers have learned to perform them with tolerable 
correctness, and just as the congregations begin to be pleased with 
them, should be capriciously exchanged for others. Good tunes, 
to be performed with’ any adequate effect, must be perfectly familiar 
to the performers. It is' impossible that a psalm or hymn should be 
formed with proper expression, when the tune is not familiar ; 
and until singing choirs will be content with the use of a few stand- 
ard tunes, not entirely excluding, however, the occasional use of 
others, Expression, that most important part of good musical per- 
formance, will be but’ little known. Besides, good tunes must be 
familiarized by wse, before their beauties and excellencies will be 
in any good degree perceived and felt; the longer and better 
they are practised, the more they will be loved and admired ; and 
when they are lightly esteemed, or willingly exchanged for others, 
it must be owing not to a familiar acquaintance with them, but to 
the want of such acquaintance. 

In assigning particular tunes for the several psalms and hymns, 
regard has been had, not merely to the ditlerent key, but also to the 
peculiar air and character of each tune, and its appropriate adap- 
tion to the psalm or hymn for which it is assigned. If, therefore, 
in any instance, the leader of the choir, for some particular reason, 
think it not best to sing the tune, or either of the tunes, referred 
to; still the reference may be of use, as a direction to the sort of 
tune, suitable to be chosen. 

Of the several parts of this undertaking, that of marking the 
psalms and hymns with reference to Expression, was not the least 
difficult. To indicate, indeed, all the variations, which a skilful 
and well practised performer would observe, were impracticable ; 
to designate some of the principal of them only, is what has been 
attempted. The method adopted for this purpose is simple, and 
easy to be understood. : ‘ 

The movement is divided into five degrees, which are supposed 
to be indicated by five vowels, in Roman letter: viz. a—very 
slow ; e—slow ; i—common ; o—quick ; u—very quick : but in the 
acttal marking, the i is omitted ; as it was deemed unnecessary for 
passages requiring only the common movement to be marked.— 
The quantity of voice is also divided into five degrees, which, in 
like manner, are indicated by the same vowels in Italic letter : viz. 
a—very soft ; e—soft; i—common, but omitted in the marking ; 
o—loud ; w—very loud. ; 

In some passages a variation is required both of movement and 
quantity. The Pathetic in general, and some other kinds of senti- 
ment, require the slow and soft: this expression is denoted by the 
letter p. The Grand requires the slow and loud, this expression 
is denoted by the letter g. The Beautiful requires the quick and 
soft ; this expression is denoted by the letter b. The Spirited re- 
quires the quick and loud ; this expr n is denoted by the letter s. 

Some passages require, not an siderable change from the 


common, either in movement or quantity ; but either a peculiar 


distinctness of utterance, or some peculiar distinction in the tone 


or modulation of voice. This expression, or rather these varieties 
of expression, are denoted by the letter d. This symbol is indeed, 
not so much to indicate the particular manner of performance, as to 
arrest attention, and notify that some peculiar manner is required, 
Where it is applied, However, whether to passages marked as 
quotations, or to such as express abhorrence, scorn, indignation, or 


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any other passion or feeling, the judicious performer will, in gen- 
eral, readily perceive the requisite expression, 

If a psalm or hymn begins without any symbol of expression, it 
is to be considered as common, until some symbol is applied. When 
any symbol is applied, that is to be considered as being continued, 
until some other occurs. The short dash (—) after any other sym- 
bol, denotes the passage to be in all respects common. 

The general character of each psalm or hymn, as before intimat- 
ed, is intended to be designated by the tune, or tunes, to which it 
is referred; and in applying the symbols of expression, each pas- 
sage of the psalm or hymn has been considered relatively to the 
prevailing character of the whole, and to the bearings of the seve- 
ral passages. Hence, some passages are marked differently from 
what they would have been, had the psalm or hymn to which they 
belong, been of a different prevailing character, or the passages 
with which they stand connected, required difierent kinds of ex- 
pression. ; 

In the Punctuation regard has been had to musical expression. 
In some instances, therefore, different points or pauses are inserted, 
from what would have been used, had the grammatical construc- 
tion, only, been regarded. The dush is intended to denote an ex 
pressive suspension. In order to good expression, a distinct and 
judicious observance of the pauses is absolutely necessary. 

In reference to persons, the relative who is preferred to that, 
because it is better for musical sound. For the same reason, in 
reference to things, that is preferred to which. 

Though the CHRISTIAN PSALMODY has answered, in its 
reception by the Christian public, the most sanguine expectations ; 
though it has been adopted by many congregations, and is getting 
into extensive use ; and though the Compiler has seen no reason to 
abate of his confidence in the correctness and utility of the design : 
yet it has been thought advisable to give an Edition of Watts’s 
entire, carefully revised, and furnished after the manner of the 
Christian Psalmody with Directions for Musical Expression. In 
this edition those portions of the Psalms and Hymns, which are 
omitted in the Christian Psalmody, are included in brackets. In 
judging however of the propriety of the omissions, it should be 
particularly kept in mind, that, not in a few instances, portions 
were omitted, not for want of merit in themselves ; but because the 
same subject-matter and sentiments are amply supplied, in other 
portions either of Watts's or of the Select Hymns, of equal or su- 
perior merit. ; 

Individuals, Churches, and Societies, may now be supplied, as 
they shall choose, with the Christian Psalmody—with Watts entire 
and the Select Hymns added—or with Watts alone in an improved 
edition. 

It only remains for the Compiler and Editor humbly to commend 
the work, in its several parts and forms, to the candour of the reli 
gious public—with the devout hope, that it will promote their im 
provement and delight in the high praises of GOD: and above all 
to the favour of HIM, who is “fearful in praises,” and whose ap 
probation is the highest meed—with the fervent prayer, that, under 
his gracious blessing, it may contribute to the advancement of his 
great salvation, and to the glory of his adorable NAME, 

Salem, August 12, 1819. 


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A TABLE, 
TO FIND ANY PSALM BY THE FIRST LINE. 


Psalm. 


ALL ye that love the 
Almighty Ruler 

Amidst thy wrath 
Among th’ assemblies , 
Among the Princes, 

And will the God of grace 
Are all the foes of Zion 
Are sinners now so 
Arise, my gracious God 
Awake, ye saints, to 
BEHOLD the lofty sky 
Behold the morning 
Behold the love, 

Behold the sure 

Behold thy waiting 
Bless, O my soul, 

Blest are the sons 

Blest are the souls 

Blest are the undefil’d 
Blest is the man, 

Blest is the man whose 
Blest is the man who 
Blest is the nation 
CHILDREN in years 
Come, children, 

Come, let our voices join 
Come, sound his praise 
Consider all my sorrows, 
DAVID rejoie’d in God 
Deep in our hearts 
EARLY, my God, 
Exalt the Lord our God 
FAR as thy name 
Father, I bless thy 
Father, I sing 

Firm and unmov’d 

Firm was my health, 
Fools in their hearts 

For ever blessed 

For ever shall my song 
From age to age exalt 
From all who dwell 
From deep distress 
GIVE thanks to God; he 
Give thanks to God, invoke 
Give thanks to God most 
Give thanks to God the 
Give to our God 

Give to the Lord, 

God in his earthly 
God is the refuge 

God my supporter 
God of eternal love 
God of my childhood 
God of my life, 

God of my mercy 
Great God, attend 


149|Great God, how oft 
8|Great God, indulge ; 
38]}Great God, whose, 
82|Great God, the heaven’s 
86/Good is the Lord, 
83)Great is the Lord, exalted 
53/Great is the Lord our 
14/Great is the Lord ; his 
-17|Great Shepherd of thine 
135|HAD not the Lord, 
19|Happy is he who fears 
19|Happy the city where 
35|Happy the man to whom 
18|Happy the man whose 
19|Hear me, O God, 
103)Hear what the Lord 
133|Help, Lord ! for men 
89|He reigns: the Lord 
119}He who hath made 
32/High in the heav’ns, 
41|How awful is thy 
1/How did my heart 
33|How fast their guilt 
34/How long, O Lord, 
34|How long wilt thou 
95|How pleasant, how 

95) How pleasant ’tis to see 
119| How pleas’d and blest 

21|How shall the young 

69, JEHOVAH reigns : 

63)Jesus, our Lord, ascend 

99)Jesus shall reign 

48|Joy to the world! the 
JIDIF God succeed not 

69|If God to build 
1251 lift my soul to God 

30/(1l praise my Maker 

14/T'll speak the honours 
144/['ll bless the Lord, 

89\I love the Lord, he 
107|In all my vast concerns 
117\In anger, Lord, rebuke 
130|In God’s own house 
107|In Judah, God of old 
105|Jnto thy hand, O God 
136\Is there ambition 
136|I set the Lord before 
136)It is the Lord 

29|Judge me, O Lord, 

87|Judges who rule 

46|Just are thy ways, 

73\I waited patient 
106|I will extol thee, Lord, 

71|LET all the earth 

39\Let all the heathen 


~ 109|Let children hear 


84|Let ev'ry creature join 


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Let ev'ry tongue 
Let.God arise in all 
Let sinvers take 
Let Zion in her King 
Let Zion and her sons 
Let Zion praise the 
Long as I live I'll bless 
Lord, hast thou cast 
Lord, I am thine; but 
Lord, I am vile, 
Lord, I can suffer 
Lord, I esteem 
Lord, if thine eye 
Lord, if thou dost not 
Lord, I have made 
Lord, in the morning 
Lord, I will bless thee 
Lord, I would spread 
Lord of the worlds above 
Lord, thou hast call’d 
Lord, thou hast heard 
Lord, thou hast search’d 
Lord, thou hast seen 
Lord, thou wilt hear 
Lord, ’tis a pleasant 
Lord, we have heard 
Lord, what a feeble 
Lord, what a thoughtless 
Lord, what is man, 
Lord, what was man 
Lord, when I count 
Lord, when thou didst 
Loud hallelujahs to the 
Lo! what a glorious 
Lo! what an entertaining 
MAKER and sovereign 
Mercy and judgment 
Mine eyes and my desire 
My God, accept my 
My God, consider 
“ God, how many 
God, in whom 

y God, my everlasting 
My God, my King, 
My God, permit 
My God, the steps 
My God, what inward 
My heart rejoices 
ap ge ee songs 
Bef refuge is the God 

y righteous Judge, 

y Saviour and my 

y Saviour, my almighty 

Shepherd is the 

a Shepherd will supply 

y soul, how lovely 
My soul lies cleaving 
My soul, repeat his 
My soul, the great 
My spirit looks to God 
My spirit sinks within 


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68)NO-sleep nor sl 

55|Not to our names, 115 

46|Not to ourselves, yr tie 
102|Now be my heart 45 
147|Now from the romies | Mel, seb 
145|Now I’m convine’d the Te. 

60|Now let our lips with 69. 

17|Now let our mournfal » (2B 


51|Now may the God 
6|Now plead my cause 

119|Now shall my solemn 

90/0, ALL ye nations, praise 

12/0 blessed souls are 
119/O bless the Lordy. 
5|Of justice and of grace 
34/O for a shout of sacred =~ 
51/0 God my refuge, hear 

84/0 God of grace 

85|0 God of merey, hear 
118|0 God to whom revenge 
139|0 happy man, whose 

18|0 happy nation where 
4\0 how I loye thy holy 
92\0 Lord, how many 

44\0 Lord, our heay’nly 

90/0 Lord, our Lord, 

73)\0 that the Lord would 
144/O that thy statutes 

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139/0 thou whose grace 123 
68/0 thou whose justice 56 
148/Our God, our hel 90 
118|Our land, O ati 21 
133|Out of the deeps 130 
2'0 what a stiff rebellious 78 
101;/PRAISE waits in Zion, 65 
25)Praise ye the Lord, exalt 135 
14]1|Praise ye the Lord; my 146 
119|Praise ye the Lord ; 147 
3)Preserve me, Lord 7“. 
57/REJOICE ye righteous d 
71;\Remember, Lord, 89 
. 145|Return, O God of love, 90 
63)\SALVATION is for ever 85 
37|Save me, O God, 6S 
139|Save me, O Lord, 16 
31/See what a living stone 118, 


59|Shew pity Lord, O Lord 5 


11)Shine on our land, 67 
143)Sing, all ye nations 66 
45|Sing to the Lord aloud 81 
71\Sing to the Lord, Jehovah 95 
23/Sing to the Lord, with 100 
23)Sing to the Lord, ye 96 
84|Songs of immortal » ill 
- 119)Soon as I heard 27 
103/Sure there's a righteous 73 
104/Sweet is the mem'ry 1 
62\Sweet is the work, > 
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Th’ Almighty reigns 
That man is blest 

The earth for ever 

Thee will I love, 

The God Jehovah reigns 
The God of glory sends 
The God of our salvation 
The heav’ns declare 
The King of saints, 

The Lord appears my 
The Lord how wondrous 
The Lord Jehovah reigns 
The Lord is come, 

The Lord my Shepherd 
The Lord of glory 

The Lord of glory reigns ; 
The Lord the Judge 
The Lord the Judge his 
The Lord the Sov’reign 
The Lord, the Sov’reign 
The man is ever blest 
The praise of Zion 

The wonders, Lord, thy 
Think, mighty God, 
This is the day the Lord 
This spacious earth 
Thou art my portion, 
Thou God of love, 
Through ev'ry age, 
Thrice happy man 

Thus I resolv’d before 
Thus saith the Lord, your 
Thus the eternal Father 
Thus the great Lord 
Thy mercies fill 

Thy name, almighty 
Thy works of glory, 
*Tis by thy strength 

To God I cry’d 

To God I made 

To God the great, 

To heaven I lift my 

To our almighty Maker 
To thee before the 

To thee, most Holy | 
To thine Almighty arm 
*T was for our sake, 

*T was from thy hand, 

*T was in the watches 
VAIN man, on foolish 

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Psalm. Psalm. 
97|Up from my youth, 129 
112|Upward I lift mine 121 
24|Up to the hills I lift 121 
18|WE bless the Lord 68 
99}We love thee, Lord, * 18 
50|What shall I render 116 
65|When Christ to 50 
19|When God is nigh 16 
45|When God provok’d 107 
118)When God restor’d 126 
103}When God reveal’d 126 
93|When Israel freed 114 
97| When Israel sins, the 78 
23|When I with pleasing 139 
27|When man grows bold 36 
93)When overwhelm’d 61 
50|When pain and anguish 119 
50|When the great Judge, 9 
103) Where shall the man 25 
50| Where shall we go 132 
1| While I keep silence 32 
65| While men grow bold 36 
40|Who shall ascend 15 
89|Who shall inhabit in thy 15 
118) Who will arise and 94 
24|Why did the Jews 2 
119|Why did the nations 2 
120|Why do the wealthy 37 
90|Why do the proud 49 
112|Why dees the Lord 10 
39|Why does the man 49 
40|/Why has my God my 22 
110|Why should I vex 37 
110} Will God for ever 74 
119) With all my pow’rs 133 
117|With earnest longings 42 
107|With my whole heart, 119 
65|With my whole heart I'll 9 
77| With rev’rence let 89 
142)With songs and honours 147 
106)Would you behold 107 
121|YE holy souls, in God 33 
98|Ye shores and isles of 97 
119|Ye nations of the earth, 100 
_ 75|Ye servants of 113 
» 18|Ye sons of men, a feeble 91 
69}Ye sons of pride 49 
139|Ye who delight tos 113 


63|Ye who obey 
107|Ye tribes of Adam 


125\Yet, saith the Lord, 


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TO FIND ANY HYMN BY THE FIRST'LINE. — 


Note.— The Letters a, b,c, denote the First, Second, and Third Book. 


B. H. B. H. 
ADORE and tremble, a 42|Down headlong from b 96 
Alas! and did b _9/Dread Sovereign, let db 7 
All glory to thy c 33/ERE the blue heay’ns a 2 
All mortal vanities a 25|Eternal Sovereign b 149 
And are we wretches * —_b 105|Eternal Spirit, we b 133 
And must this body b 110/FAITH is the brightest a 120 
And now the scales b 81)\Far from my thoughts b 15 
Arise, my soul, b 82/Father, I long, b 68 
As new-born babes a 143)Father, we wait to ce 24 
At thy command, c 19)Firm and unmoy'd a 23 
Attend, while God’s b 130)Firm as the earth a 138 
Awake, my heart, a 20|/From heaven the b 97 
Awake, our souls, a 48/From thee, my God, b 75 
Away from every b 123|GENTILES by nature, a 114 
BACKWARD with a 957|Give me the wings b 140 
Begin, my tongue, b 69|Give to the Father ce 37 
Behold how sinners a 131}Glory to God the ec 29 
Behold the blind b 137|Glory to God, who b 59 
Behold the glories a  1/Glory to God the ec 27 
Behold the grace a _3/God is a Spirit, just a 136 
Behold the potter a 117/God of the morning, a 7 
Behold the Rose a 68/God of the seas, b 70 
Behold the woman’s b 135/God, the eternal, awful ob 27 
Behold the wretch 123|God, who in yarious a 53 
Behold what wondrous 64|Go preach my gospel  _—s_ a: 128 
Bless'd are the humble 102|Go, worship at a 146 
Bless’d be the 26|Great God, how b 67 
Bless’d be the Father 26|Great God, I own the a 6 
Bless'd morning, : 72/Great God, thy glories — b 167 
Bless’d with the joys 128)Great God, to wh b 112 
Blood has a voice 118)Great King of glory b 159 
Bright King of glory, 51/Great was the day, b 144 
Broad is the road 158/HAD I the tongues a 134 
Bury’d in shadows 97|Happy the church, b 64 
But few among the 96|Happy the heart b 38 
CAN creatures to 170|Happy the man whose a 31 
Christ and his cross 119)Hark! from the tombs b 63 
Come, all harmonious 84)Hark! the Redeemer a 70 
Come, dearest Lord, 135)Hear what the voice a 18 


Come, happy souls, 
Come hither, all ye 
Come, Holy Spirit, 
Come, let us join a 
Come, let us join our 
Come, let us lift our 


Come, let us lift our 21|Hosanna to our b 
Come, we that love 30|Hosanna to the Prince b % 
DAUGHTERS of Zion, 72|Ho to the Royal a 16 
Dear Lord, behold 163)Hosanna with a b 8 
Dearest of all 148)How are thy glories e 2 
Death cannot make 49| How beauteous are eee... 
Death may dissolve 27\How can I sink with —»b 116 
Death! ’tis a 52|/How condescendi oe 
Deceiv’d by subtle 107|How full of anguis i 300 
Deep in the dust _ a 124/How heavy is the night a 
Descend from heaven, b 23)How honourable is the au 
Do we not know a 122|How large the promise a 113 


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103|/Hence from my soul 
127/Here at thy cross, 
34/High as the heavens 
8|High on a hill of 
62|Honour to the 
108/Hosanna, &ce. 


TABLE FOR THE HYMNS. 


How oft have sin and 
How rich are thy ~ 
How sad our state 
How shall I praise 
How short and hasty 
How should the sons 
How strong thine arm 
How sweet and awful 
How vain are all things 
How wondrous great, 
{ CANNOT bear thine 
I give immorta} 

I hate the tempter 

{ lift my banner, 

[ love the windows 
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[I send the joys of earth 
[ sing my Saviour’s 
JEHOVAH speaks, 
Jehovah reigns, 

Jesus, in thee our eyes 
Jesus invites his saints, 
Jesus is gone above 
Jesus, the man 

Jesus, we bless tliy 
Jesus, we bow before 
Jesus, with all thy 

In Gabriel’s hand 

In thine own ways, 

In vain the wealthy 

In vain we lavish out 
Infinite grief! 

Join all the glorious 
Join all the names 

Is there ambition 

Is this the kind return! 
KIND is the speech 
LADEN with guilt, 
Let all our tongues | 
Let everlasting glories 
Let every mortal ear 
Let God the Father 
Let God the Maker’s 
Let him embrace 

Let me but hear 

Let mortal tongues 
Let others boast 

Let Pharisees of high 
Let the old heathens 
Let the seventh angel 
Let the whole race 
Let the wild leopards 
Let them neglect thy 
Let us adore 

Life and immortal joys 


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Lo, the young tribes . 
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90|Lord, at thy temple 
166|Lord, how divine thy 


32|Lord, how secure and 


86|Lord, how secure my 
49|Lord, we adore thy 


13)Lord, we adore thy vast 


48|Lord, we are blind, 

87|Lord, we confess our 
117|Lord, what a feeble 

38|Lord, what a heaven 


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145|Lord, when my thoughts 


103/Loud hallelujahs 
11/MAN has a soul 

114|Mistaken souls, 
84|My dear Redeemer 

168|/My drowsy powers, 


145|My God, how endless 


2\My God, my life, © 

6|My God, my portion, 
12|My God, permit me 
54|My God, the spring 


18|My God, what endless 
29|My heart how dreadful 


59|My Saviour God, 

30/My soul, come 

24|My soul forsakes 
9|/My soul how lovely 


95)My thoughts on awful ~ 


150)My thoughts surmount 


149|NAKED as from the 
33|Nature with all her 
74|Nature with open 
73/No, Pll repine 


119|No! I shall envy them 


9|No more my God, 
131|Nor eye hath seen, 
7|Not all the blood 
28/Not all the outward 
31|Not different food, 
66|Not from the dust, 
15|Not the malicious 
58|Not to condemn 
19|Not to the terrours 
133|Not with our mortal 
21|/Now be the God 
65|Now by the bowels 
99|Now for a tune of 
160|Now have our hearts 
35|Now in the galleries 
5|Now in the heat of 


125) Now let a spacious 


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Now to the power of 
O FOR an overcoming 
Oh! if my soul was 
Oh! the almighty Lord 
Oh the delights, the 
Often I seek my Lord 
Once more, my soul, 
Our days, alas! our 
Our God, how firm 
Our sins, alas! how 
Our souls shall magnify 
Our spirits join t’ 
PLUNG’D in a gulf of 
Praise, everlasting 
RAISE thee, my soul, 
Raise your triumphant 
Rise, rise, my soul 
SAINTS, at your 
Salvation! O the 

See where the great 
Shall the vile race of 
Shall we go on to sin 
Shall wisdom ery 
Shout to the Lord, 
Sin bas a thousand 
Sin like a venomous 
Sing to the Lord who 
Sing to the Lord with 
Sing to the Lord, ye 
Sitting around our 

So did the Hebrew 

So new-born babes desire 
So let our lips and 
Stand up, my soul, 
Stoop down, my 
Strait is the way, the 
TERRIBLE God, who 
That awful day will 
Thee we adore, 

The clories of my 
The God of merey 
The King of glory 
The lands that long 
The law by Moses 
The law commands 
The Lord declares 
The Lord descending 
The Lord Jehovah 
The Lord on high 
The majesty of 

The memory of our 
The promise of my 
The promise was 

The true Messiah 

The voice of my 

The wondering world 
There is a house not 
There is a land of 
There was an hour 
These glorious minds, 
This is the word of 


B. H. B. I 
Gi Thou, whom my soul a 67 
137|Thus did the sonsof bil 
17/Thus farthe Lord — a 


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106'Thus saith the first, a 
80;Thus saith the high a 87 
91)'Thus saith the Ruler b 83 
71|Thus saith the mercy a 120 

6)Thus saith the wisdom a 93 
39/T hy favours, Lord, b 45 
40/Time, what an ect? b 58 
86)’Tis by the faith of b 129 
60)'Tis from the treacares a 147 
22|'Tis not the law of b 124 
79/To God the Father, e°3e2 
60/To God the only wise a 51 
33|/To him who chose c 39 

104/To our ery e Al 
17|'Twas by an order b 151 

128)'T was on that derk, oes1 
88)’T was the commission a 52 
45|VAIN are the hopes, the a 94 
82/Vain are the hopes, that a 99 

106;UNSHAKEN as the a 22 
92)Up to the fields where b 41 
92/Up to the Lord, who b 46 

150|WE are a garden a 74 

153)We bless the prophet b 132 
13/We sing th’ amazing ec 17 
43/We sing the-glories a 56 
62|Welcome, sweet day b 14 


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132}What happy men or 
77/What mighty man, or 
28]Whence do our 
161)When T can read my 
22|When in the light of 
107/When I survey the 
55|When we arerais’d 
71|When strangers stand 
30)When the first parents 
136|When the great 
13) Where are the 
118}Who can describe the 
121|Who has beliey’d thy 
120)Who is this fair one 
126)Who shall the Lord’s 
169/Why did the Jews 
85|Why does your face, 
118)/Why do we mourn 
15|Why is my heart so 
3|Why should the 
134|/Why should this 
12)Why should we start 
69) With cheerful voice 
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THE FIRST LINE. 


A S. Hymn, S. Hymn 
Alas! what hourly 59|Hail, everlasting Spring, 
All hail the power 26|Hail, mighty Jesus, 
Although the vine 95|Hail, the day that saw 


Am I a Soldier 

And is the Gospel 
And let this feeble 
And will the great 
Angels, roll the rock _ 


Arm of the Lord, 181|Hark! the voice of love 173 
As birds their infant 178)Heal us, Emmanuel, 76 
Attend, my soul, 5|Hear what God the Lord 179 
Awake, and sing 103|Hear what the Lerd, 159 
Awake, my soul, 199|Heav'n has confirm’d 221 
Awake, ye saints, 215|He dies, the Friend 20 
Bestow, dear Lord, 165|He lives, the great 31 
Blessed are the sons 100|}Here at thy table, Lord, 169 
Blest be the tie 195|He who on earth as man 150 
Blow ye the trumpet 132)His master taken from 143 
By whom was David 75| Honour and happiness 105 
Come, Holy Spirit, 35|House of our God, 214 
Come, humble sinner, 39|How are thy servants 94 
Come, thou Almighty 107|How blest is our Friend 230 
Come, condescending 197|How helpless guilty 34 
Come, thou Fount 80} How off, alas, 37 
Come, thou long 154|How shall I my 81 
Come tune, ye saints, 23|How rich thy bounty, 146 
Come, ye weary souls, 112}How soft the words 164 
Day of Judgment, 235|How sweetly along 207 - 
Dear Jesus, when, 57|[ ask’d the Lord 56 
Dear Lord, and shall - 42\I know that my 86 
Descend Holy Spirit, 55|Indulgent Sovereign 180 
Didst thou, dear Jesus, 72\In sin by blinded 41 
Dismiss us with thy 129\Inspirer and hearer 202 
Encompass‘d with 53)In sweet exalted strains 142 
Eternal God, enthron’d 219)In themselves as weak 133 
Eternal Source 140}In this world of sin 218 
Eternal Wisdom 3}Israel, in ancient days 7 
Exert thy pow’r, 182iIt is the Lord, 71 
Faith; ’tis a precious 44\I was a grov'ling 61 
Father, how wide 29|Jesus. and shall it ever be 50 
Father of all, we bow 133\Jesus, at thy command & 
Father of men, thy care 9SiJesus, full of all 118 
F of mercies, 145\ Jesus, I know, has died 62 
Fa of mercies, send 190\Jesus, lover of my soul 84 
Fierce passions 73\Jesus, my Lord, 192 
From whence these 18|Jesus, thy blood 89 
Glorious things of thee 177|Jesus, whose blood 77 
Glory to God on high 30\Joy is a fruit 66 
Glory to thee, my God, 201\Keep silence, 4 
God moves in a 68|Kindred in Christ, 194 
Glorious Lord, 167|Let me dwell on 174 
Grateful notes 104)Let us awake our joys 27 


Great God, now 


90) Hail, thou once 


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223)| Hark, the glad sound, 13 
141|Hark the herald angelssing §& 
24|Hark, the herald angelssay 21 


162|Lift up your heads il 


Great God, the nations 184)Listen, ye hills, 139 
Great God, we sing | 213}Lo! he comes, 234 
Great Lord of angels, ~ °143|Look down, O Lord, 112 

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Lord of all worlds, 
Lord of life, 

_ Lord, send thy word, 
Lord, we come before 
Lord, what our ears 
Love Divine, all love 
Manna to Israel 
Many woes had Christ 
Mighty God, 

My gracious Redeemer 
y song shall bless 

Now begin the heavenly 

Now for a hymn 

Now let our drooping 

Now may fervent 

Now may the God 

Now may the Lord 

Now the shades 

O charity, thou 

O’er mountain tops 

O, for a closer walk 

O God, we praise thee, 

O God, whose 

O happy day, that fix’d 

O how I love thy 

O Lord, my best 

O Lord, our languid 

O my soul, what means 

One there is, above all 

On man in his own 

On thee each morning, 

On wings of faith 

O righteous God 

O sight of anguish ! 

~ O that my load of sin 

O thou, before whose 

O time, how few thy 

Our Saviour alone 

O Zion, afflicted with 

Perpetual Source * 

Praise to the Lord 

Raise, theughtless : 

Rejoice, the Lord is King 

ckirion is the chief 

Remark,.my soul, 

Rise, my soul, 

Rise, O my soul, 

Safel through another 

See Gabriel swift 

See, gracious Lord, 

See how brown autumn 

See Israel’s gentle 

Shepherds rejoice, 

Sin enslay’d me 

Since Jesus freel 

Sing ye redeeme 

Sinner, art thou still 

Sinners, the voice 

Sinners, will you scorn 

Son of God, thy blessing 

Stern winter throws 


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S. Hymn. 


TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 


217|Sweet was the time 
185/Take comfort, 
193/The billows swell, 


126 
160 


65 
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101 
88 
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152 
149 
166 
131 
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The Lord my pasture 
The Lord of: dabbath 


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127\The Lord on mortal 


The message first 

The moment a sinner 
The new-born child 
The peace which God 
There is a God 

The saints should never 
The Saviour ! what a 
The Spnit breathes 
This God is the God 
This is the feast 

Thou dear Redeemer, 
Thou great Physician 
Thou only Sovereign 
Through all changing 
Thus saith the Holy One 
Thus saith the Lor 
Thy bounties, gracious 
Thy life I read, 

‘Tis a point I long 

Tis finish’d—so 

To praise the ever 
Unveil thy bosom, 
Vain man; thy fond 
Weary of struggli 
Welcome, delightf 
What jarring natures 
What scenes of horrour 
What various 

What venerable sight 
When Abraham full 
When all thy mereies, 
When any turn 

When at this distance, 
When blooming youth 
When I view my 
When on the cross 
When, streaming 


'When the last trumpet's 
2;When verdure clothes 

| When wild confusion 

| When I to grief 


While on the verge 
While shepherds 
Whilst thee I seek, 
With my substance 
With rev'rend awe, 
World adieu, 
Write to Sardis, 
Ye golden lamps 
Ye hearts, wit 

Ye humble souls, 


111 
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Ye mourning saints, 
Ye servants of God 
Ye sons of earth, 


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INDEX OF SCRIPTURES, 


ON WHICH HYMNS ARE FOUNDED. 
FIRST BOOK. 


H. 

GENESIS iii. 1, 15, 17. 107] i. 27, &c. 
xvii. 7. 113) i. 46, &c. 
-xvii. 7, 10. 113,121; 68. 

xxii. 6. 129} ii. 10, &e. 

Job i. 21. } 

iii. 14, 15. 24) x. 21,22 
iv. 17—21. 82) xv. 7, 10. 

. 68. 83 13, &e. 
ix. 2—10. 86) xviii. 10, &c. 
xiv4. =- 57] xix. 38, 

xix. 25, 26, 27. 6\John i. 1, 3,14 

Psalm iii. 5, 6. 80] i. 13. 

iv. 8. 80 17. 

xix. 5, 8. 79) _ 29, 32 
xlix. 6, ah 24| ili. 3, &e 

li. 5. 57 14, 16 
Ixxiii. 24, 25. 79) 16, 17, 18. 
CXXxix. 23, 24. 136] iv. 24. 

exlii. 8. 80] x. 28, 29. 
exlvii. 19, 20. 53|Acts ii. 38. 


Proverbs viii. 1, 2232. 


viii. 34—36 
Ecclesiastes viii. 8. 
ix. 4—6, 10. 


xu 1,7. 
Solomon’s Song i. 7. 

i, 2-5, 12, 13, 17. 

ii. 1—7. 

ii. 8—13. 

ii. 14, 16, 17. 

iii, 1—5. 

iii. 11. 

iv. 1, 7, 11, &e. 

iv. 1215, 


XXxViii. 9, &e. 

xl. 27-31. 

xlv. 7. 

xlv. 21—25. 

xlix. 13, 14, &e. 

liii. 1—5, 10—12. 
6—12, 


Iv. 1, 2, &e. 

Ivii. 15, 16. 

Ixi. 10. 

Ixiii. 1—3, &e. 

lxili. 4—7. 

Ixv. 20. 
Lamentations iii. 23. 


Ezekiel xxxvi. 25, &c. 


Micah vii. 19. 
Nahum i. 1, 2, 3, &c. 
Zechariah xiii. 1. 
MATTHEW iii. 9. 


xiii. 16, 17. 
xxi. 9. 
xxii. 37—A0, 

. Xxvili. 18, &c. 


ork x. 14. - 
vi. 15, &e. 
Luke i. 30, &c. 


. 


92) xvi. 14, 15, 33. 
93|Romans iii. 1992. 
24) v. 12, &e. 


88 
89, 90) vi. 3, 4, &e. 
91 


78) xiii. 1—3. 
10) xiii. 2—7, 13. 
13) xv. 55, &e. 
8/2 Corinthians ii. 16. 
v. 1, 5, 8 
55) xii. 7, 9, 10. 
32, 48/Galatians iv. 4. 
81) vi. 6. 


84, 85/Ephesians i. 3, &e, 
39; i. 13, 14. 


87|Philippians ii. 2. 
20! iii. 7—9. 
28 pocerrenas i. 16. 


91/2 Timothy i i. 9,10. 
12, 


9 ‘iii. 15, 16. 

9} iv. 6, 7, 8, 18. 
42)Titus ti. 10, 13, 
iii. 3, 7. 

99 Hebrews i rey 
102) iii. 5, 6. 
127 ei 218, 16. 


10; vi 7449. 
16) vii. and ix. 


113]1 Peter i. 3, 4, 5. 
128 8. 
3}1 John iii. 1, &e. 


16 


Jude 24, 25. 
Revelations i. 5—7. 
v. 6, 8, 9,10, 12. 

y. LI—13. 
vii. 13, &c. 
xi. 15. 

xii, 7. 


Genesis i. 

Psalm Ixxii. 25. 
Ixxiii. 25. 
evii. 23, &e. 


Luke ii. 28. 
xiv. 16. 
xiv. 17, 23. 
Exii. 19. 

John vi. 31, 35, 39. 
xiv. 3. 


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INDEX OF SCRIPTURES. 
pe 


"Revelations xiv, 13, 


51) xv. 3. 
61) xvi. 19. 
1,25) xvii. 6. 
62, 63) xviii. 20, 21. 
40,41) xix. 1—4, 
65, xx. 5—8. 
58) xxi. 27. 


SECOND 


BOOK. 


147 ay |Pidtca exlviii. 2 


93) Jobo iii. 16, 17, 


94 
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Hebrews xii. 18, &c. 


BOOK. 


John xvi. 16. 


12)1 Corinthians, x, 16, 17. 


xi. 


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6lGalations vi. 14. pe 
5 1 John v. 6. 7 


BOOK OF SELECT HYMNS. 


GENESIS iii. 
y. 24. 
Xviil. 23—32. 
xxii. 14. 
Exodus xy, 


Deut. xxxiii. 27. 
Judges vi. 24. 
1 Samuel iii. 18 
Job xxix. 2. 
2 Chronicles xv. 15. 
Nehemiah viii. 10. 
Esther iv. 16. 
Job xix. 25. 
1 Samuel vii. 12. 
1 Chron. xxix. 14, 
Psalm xxiii. 
EXXiv. 
xii. 5. 
xlv. 3—5. 
xlviii. 14. 
Ixv. 11. 
Ixxii. 7, 8. 
Ixxxvii. 5. 
xei. 11. 


civ. 
Proverbs viii. 17. 

xviii. 24. 
Solomon’s Song iii. 11. 
Isaiah iv. 5. 

xi. 5—9. 

xiv. 24, 

xxii. 4. 

xxxiii. 20, 2), 

xxxv, 8—10. 


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177 
176 


Isaiah xliv. 23, 
xlix. 14—17, 


Jeremiah xxiii. 6. 
Xxx. 3. 
xxiii. 29. 
Ezekiel ix. 4—6, 
Xxxiv. 3. 
xIvili. 35. 
Daniel ii. 45. 
iy. 27. 
Hosea vi. 4. 
Joel i. 14. 
Micah vi. 1I—3. 
Nahum i. 7. 
Habakkuk iii. 17, 18. 


Zechariah iii. 6, 7. 
Malachi iii. 16, 17. 
Matthew xi. 23. 

xii. 20. 

xiii. 3. 

xvii. 4. 

xxviii. 2 

xxvi. 36-—45. 

xxv. 40. 
Acts 12.5—12, 
Mark viii. 38, 

x. 14, 

43. 


xxv, 40. 
Luke ii. 8—14, 
25. 
iv. 18, 19. 
viii 22. 


179] xiv. 16, 17. 


119) Romans i. 17. 
138) xiv. 8 

114} 1 Cor. xv. 52—58, 
178 |2 Cor. ii. 15, 16. 
184| Galatians v. 17. 
108} Ephesians ii. 8 


51|_ iv. i, 12. 

eS 36) Philippians. 23. 
iv. 
> iv. 11. 

95) 1 Thes. iv. 13, 14. 
143 | Hebrews iv. 2. 
117! vii. 25. 

112} ix. 27. 
164} xi. 18. 
128) 1 Peter iii. 20, 21, 

15/2 Peter i. 1. 

24/1 John iii. 1, 2. 

17| Revelations ii. 1—7, 
192 —I1, 

135) ii. 1—6. 
50, 72 7—13. 
161 14—20. 
113} -v. 12 
492)" xiv. 3, 
9,10} xv. 3. 
154) xx. 4—10. 
Ms xxii. 1—5. 


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BY WHICH TO FIND ANY VERSE 


This Table of First Lines of every Verse was prepared expressly 
for this work, and is not to be found in any other edition. The 
figures refer to the page; the letter s before the figures refers 
to the pages of the Select Hymns, they being numbered separately. 
The first verse is not included in this Table, that being, as usual, 
in the Table to find the Psalm or Hymn. 


Page. Page. 
AARON and all his sons must die: 22J)Almighty God, reveal thy love, 187 
Aaron must lay his robes away, 381|Almighty God, thy grace proclaim, s 118 


Aaron, the priest, resigns his breath, 449)Almighty God, thy power assume, 323 
A bleeding Saviour seen by faith, s 47/Almighty God,tothee, g 

A blooming paradise of joy, 409) Almighty God, turn off their eyes 333 
About the young Redeemer’s head, 454/Almighty goodness cries—forbear! 438 
Above the earth—beyond the sky,  226/Almighty grace defends our land, 430 
Above these heavens’ created rounds, 107) Almighty grace, thy healing power, s 29 
Above the skies he reigns; 423) Almighty love, victorious power! s 19 
Abra’am believ'd the promis’d grace, 324) Almighty Power, to thee we bow; 334 
Abra’am, forbear, the angel ery’d, 358] Almighty vengeance, how it burns! 311 


Abra’am, the saint, rejoic’d of old, _ 454) All they around the throne, s 2 
A broken heart, my God, my king, | 184/Although assurance all be lost, s 66 
A careful Providence will stand, 259} Although the stall no herd afford, s 66 


Accept this humble mite, 123) Amazing grace that kept my breath, 375 
A cheerful confidence I feel, 62/ Amazing knowledge, vast and great! 268 
Across the deep their journey lay; 227| Amazing work of sovereign grace, 433 


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Adam the sinner: at his fall, 355} Amen—with joy divine, let earth’s s 120 
Adam was fram’d of equal clay, 460) Am I a stranger, or at home, 2 

A day of feasting I ordain; 355| Amidst a thousand snares I stand, 267 
Adders and lions ye shall tread ; 190) Amidst his wrath compassion shines ; 207 
Adoring angels, at his birth, 19S| Amidst our states, exalted high, 50 


Adoring saints around him stand, 387| Amidst temptations, sharp and Jong, 353 


Adorn’d with glory from on high, s 72|Amidst the darkness and the deeps, _&8 
A few short years of evil past, s 148) Amidst the house of God, BER 
A friend and helper so divine, 275| Amidst the wakeful hours of night, 144 
Against my will my sins prevail, 145| Amidst the roaring of the sea, s 
Against the dragon and his host, 319| Amidst the wastes of time anddeath, s 95 
Against the thunders of thy word, 434) Amidst. those ever-shining skies, 384 
Against thy hidden ones, 174| Among mine enemies, my name 

Again they climb the wat’ry hills, 219) Among th’ assemblies of thy saints, 232 
A glory gilds the sacred page, s §82)Among the nations he shall judge, ¢ 122 
A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, 429)Among the praises of his saints, 15 
A Mend divine shall lead youon, s 145!Among the saints who fill thy house, 239 
A hope, so much divine, 322) Amongst a thousand harps and songs, 400 
A kingly character he bears; s 72) Amonast my brethren and the Jews, 153 
Ah, Lord! with sucha heart asmine, s_35| Amongst the thorns so lilies shine: 384 
Ah, no!—then smooth the mortal s 143! Amongst thy saints wil] I appear, $3 
Alas, my sliding feet! I ery’d, 194) And at my life’s last setting sun, s J34 
Alas, the brittle clay, 188) And canst thon, wilt thou yet forgive, s 29 
Alas! the cruel spear, 425) And can such rebels be restor’d! 456 
All glory be to God on high, s 10)And ean these moulkl'ring corpses s_ 78 
All glory to the dying Lamb, 391) And can this mighty king, 47. 
All hail the glorious day, s 22)And coulda single holy soul s 9 
All mortal things of meaner frame, 374) And here we drink our Saviour’s blood; 455 
All my desire to thee is known, 111 And if no evening visit ’s paid 435, 
All my hopes on thee depend ; 8 61)And in the great, decisive day, s° 94 
All my reproach is known to thee, 154) And lest pollmticn should o’erspread 297 
All my sins against my God— s 15)And lest the shadow of a spot 303 


All nature owns his guardian care;s _5/And lo, he vanish’d from the ground, 110 
All needful grace will God bestow, 176) And may the gospel’s joyful sound, s 85 


All over glorious is my Lord ; 330|And may the Holy ‘Three in One, s &8 
All power that kings or gods have 263) And must my body faint and die? 391 
All riches are his native right, $21) And see—the blest Redeemer comes—114 
All that have motion, life and breath, 288] And still, to heighten our distress, 164 
All that [ am, and all I have, 445) And thou, refulgent orb of day. s 149 


All the assembling saints around, 305/And thus on Jordan’s yonder side, 449 
All ye bright armies of the skies, 198] And thus our two first parents stood, 388 
Almighty God, cut short his et 465|And we, when in thy presence, Lord, 399 


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And what have hypocrites to do, 127 
And what then is Jerusalem, s 116 
And when my cheerful hope can say, s 32 
And when my spirit drinks her fill, 238 
And when oppress’d with pains 443 
And when that solemn hour shall s 128 
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At length, dismiss’d from feeble clay, $06 
At length the Judge his throne 369 
At length the Lord, the Judge, 370 
At morn, at noon, at night Pll still #132 
A thousand ages, in thy sight, 186 
A thousand evil thoughts intrude, s 81 
A thousand glories to the God 487 


And when we hear our Jesus say, 325|A thousand of our years amount 185 
And when we taste thy love, 347/A thousand savage beasts of prey 405 
And while his judgments long delay, 128|A thousand seraphs strong and bright, 404 
And while [ rest my weary head, 58/A thousand wretched souls are 378 
And while thy bleeding glories here s 113/Attending angels shout for joy, 303 
And while our faith enjoys this sight, 430|At thy command the winds arise, 218 
And whilst upon my restless bed, 432/At thy rebuke, O Jacob's God, 166 
And will the great, eternal God s 94)/Awake, Almighty God, 175 
And will this glorious Lord descend, 472|Awake, and mourn, ye heirs of hell, 404 
And ye, bless’d saints, who love him 387)Awake, arise, Almighty Lord, 118 
And you, mine eyes, look down and 411| Awake, awake, my tuneful powers; 158 
Angels, assist our mighty joys; 423) Awake, O heavenly wind, and come, 329 
Angeis, who make the church their 267| Awake, our hearts, adore the grace, 426 
Angels, whom his own breath inspires, 210/ Awake, ye tempests, and his fame, 285 
Anon they plunge in wat’ry graves, 417; Away, ye false, delusive toys,” s 108 
A numerous offspring must arise 86|A wondrous pillar mark’d the road, 170 
A person so divine was he, 425|A word of his creating voice 226 
Approach ye poor, nor dare refuse s 112 B. 

A poison’d arrow is your tongue,- — 140/Baptismal water is designed 457 
Archangels leave their high abode, 292|Barbarous people! eruel priests! ~ 87 
Archangels sound his lofty praise, 429/Because on me ra | set their love, 190 
Are not thy mercies sovereign still? 245/Because they dwell at ease, 137 
Are there no foes for me to face?’ _63/Be earth with ali her scenes 448 
Are they not all thy servants, Lord, 384/Be ev’ry vale exalted high, 314 
Are we not tending upward too, 376| Before his Father's eye 395 
Arise, my soul, awake, my voice, 424) Before his feet thine armies wait 442 
Arise, O king of grace, arise, 259| Before I knew thy chastening rod, 244 
Arise, O Lord, lift up thy hand, 66| Before Jehovah’s awful throne, 202 
Arise, O Lord, and let thy Son 174|Before me place, in bright array, 6 141 
Arise, O Lord, fulfil thy grace, 56] Before the flying clouds, 339 
Arm'd with this energy divine, s 37|Before the hills in order stood, 186 
Arm of the Lord, thy power extend, s 118|Before the morning beams arise, 254 
Arrayed in glorious grace, 441|Before the mournful scene began, 474 
Arrayed in majesty divine ; s 81|Before the scoffers of the age, 78 
Arrayed in mortal flesh, 372\Before thee see my mercy’s door, s 105 
Around thy wheels, in the glad throng s 152|Before the throne a erystalriver s 68 
* Art thou a sinner, soul? he said, s 5]|Before thy face thy eburch shall live, 206 
Ascend, my Son, to my right hand, _55| Before we quite forsake our clay, 397 
As every day thy mercy spares s 133|Begin to make his glories known, 374 
As flowery grass, cut down at noon, 108/Be heav’n and earth amaz’d! 229 
Aside the Prince of glory threw 422) Be faithful unto death, nor fear s 104 
As Isaac and Rebecea gave s 128|Before our Father's throne s 127 
As Jesus died, and rose again, s 148|Behold a God descends and dies, 386 
Ashamed of Jesus! sooner far s 36|Behold, at thy right hand 119 
Ashamed of Jesus! yes [ may $s 36|Prhold, fast streaming from the tree— s 16 
Ask me, my son, and then enjoy 54|Behold, he comes, he comes to bless 197 
As man, he pities my complaint; s 62/Behold, he puts his trust in none 334 
As mountains stood to guard 252|Behold his ensign sweep the sky ; 146 
As much when in the manger laid —_s 62|Behold his love! he stoops to view 226 
As myrrh, new bleeding from the tree, 324)‘ Behold I come, the Saviour eries, 115 
A sovereign Protector [ have, s 132\Behold, I fall before thy face ; 133 
As on some lonely building's top, 204'Behold my cov’nant stands for ever 129 
A soul oppress’d with sin’s desert, 135) Behold, my covenant stands for ever 130 
A span is all that we can boast, 112\Behold my terrors now: my thunders 132 
Aspire, my seul, to glorious deeds, 372) Behold, on flying clouds he comes, 

As pity dwells within his breast, 225) Behold, the aged sinner goes, 339 
As rainon meadows newly mown, _159)Behold the bless’d assembly there, 462 
As servants watch their master’s hand 251|Behold the hand of God appears, s 75 
As sparks break out from burning 334) Behold the hosts of hell, 92 
Assure my conscience of her part, — 366|Behold the innumerable host 462 
Assur’d, that though we labour now, s 151|Rehold the islands, with their kings, 159 
‘As thy love through all creation, ’s 126\Behold the Judge descends; ~ 129 
As the benighted pilgrims wait, 257 


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“Behold the Lamb of God,” he eries, M7 


At his approach the mountains flee, 31] 
At his call, the dead awaken, 

At his command the morning ray 
At his command the vapours rise, 
At his presence nature shakes, 

At his right hand our eyes behold 
At last to shew my Maker's name, 


120|Behold their tears, attend their moan, 
269|Behold thy darling left among 


467|Behold the Man, my wisdom chose, 
Behold the morning Star arise, 314 
8 153|Behold, the sinner dies, 78 
146|Behold, the sinners who remove 162 
262| Behold the stately eedar stands, Qi 
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Behold, what cursed snares 174| But Christ by his own powerful blood, 367 
Behold, what heavenly prophets sung,s151/But Christ the heav’nly Lamb, 457 
Believing, we rejoice 457\But cruel Pharaoh there, 265 
Be like a hart, on mountains green; 326 But drops of tears can ne'er repay, 379 
Beloved self must be deny’d, 467|But ere one fleeting hour is past, 


Be mine the comforts that reclaim s 34/But ere this spacious world was made, 192 
Beneath his cooling shade I sit, 325|But gather all my saints, he cries, 127 
Beneath his smiles my heart has liv'’d, 398/But God beheld ; and from his throne, 157 
Beneath the influence of thy grace, s 119|But God his Father heard his ery 87 
Beset with threat’ning dangers round, 224|But God has breath’d upon a worm, s 44 
Be still—and learn that lam God! —122|But God shall raise his head, 365 
Be this my one great business here, s 141|/But God sustain’d me all thenizht, 57 
Be thou asurety, Lord, for me, s 242/But God will ne'er cast off his saints 194 
Be thou exalted, O my God, 139|But God who high in glory reigns, 55 
Be thou my Counsellor, 372|But God, his name be ever blest, 150 
Be thou my pattern; make me bear 456/But grace unask'd, his heart subdu’d, ¢ 8 
Be thou my prophet, thou my priest, 181|/But haughty sinners God will hate 235 
Be thou my sun, and thou my shield; 69|But he who turns to God shall live s 76 


Be wise, ye rulers, now, 54/But his eternal love is sure 

Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, 54)But he forgot the Lord who lifts s 99 
Beyond, beyond this lower sky, 387|But how awful is the sentence, s 1533 
Birds, ye must make his praise your 285|/But how much meaner things are they, 334 
Bids sins of a crimson-like dye s 32)But I am jealous of my heart 332 
Blessings abound, where’er he reigns ; 160|But I descend to worlds below, 337 
Blessings for ever on the Lamb, 322|But if Emmanuel’s face appear, 461 
Beyond a doubt, I rest assur’d, $s 36)But if our slavish fear, 


Bless, O my soul, the God of grace; 206|But if thy spirit deign to breathe, s 79 
Bless us all, both old and young; s 109|But I forbid this hopeless thought, 163 
Bless him, all ye who taste his love, 262|But I forgot thine arm was strong, 95 
Blest are the meek, who stand afar, 344|But if my life be spared awhile, 113 
Blest are the men of broken heart,  344|But if the fire, or plague, or sword, 189 
Blest are the men, whose bowels move, 344|But if their hearts rebel, and rise, 217 
Blest are the men of peaceful life 344/But if the Lord be once withdrawn, 300 


Blest are the men whom thou wilt —_147|But if thou hast a chosen few 105 
Blest are the men who keep thy word, 234|But if thy saints deserve rebuke 193 
Blest are the men whose hearts are set, 175|But if we trace those crooked ways, 252 
Blestarethe pure whoseheartsare  344/But if your ears refuse, 195 
Blest are the saints who sit on high, 175/But in his looks a glory stands, 402 
Blest are the souls who find a place 175|But in the grace that rescu’d man, 480 
Blest are the suff’rers, who partake | 344/But in the statutes of the Lord, Sl 
Blest be his wounded side s 115/But I shall rove and lose the race, 332 
Blest be the Lamb, my dearest Lord 391/But I shall share a glorious part, 191 
Blest be the Lord, who gives his flesh, 477|But I am jealous of my heart, 332 
Blest be the Lord who comes to men, 233/But ’tis our God supports our frame, 385 
Blest he who comes to wretched men, 301|But Ill confess my guilt to thee, 1ll 
Blest is the man thy handschastise 193|But I'll prolong his days, 364 
Blest is the man to whom the Lord, _98/But I with all my cares, 137 
Blest is the man whom thou shalt —_145|But I with flowing tears, 163 
Blest isthe man whose shoulders take 357|But knotty whips and ragged thorns, 432 
Blest is the pious house 260) But lips that with deceit abound, 67 
Blest Jesus what delicious fare, 383) But Io, he leaves those heay’nly forms, 292 
Blest proofs of power and grace = s_‘-52\But Lord thy greater love has sent, s 120 
Blind are their eyes, theirearsare  263|But makes the law of God, 52 
Blind unbelief is sure to err, s 48)But man, weak man, is born todie, 185 
Born in a world of guilt I drew 135|But man,vain man, would fain be wise, 473 
Born thy people to deliver s 102)But mark the man of righteousness, 110 


Bold shall I stand in that great day, s 62|But, mighty God, thy palace shines, 443 
Bow ‘o the sceptre of his word, s 76\But my heart fails, my tongue 377 
Bound to each soul by tenderest ties, s 98|But nations that resist his grace, 55 
Break from his throne illustrious | s 150|Bet now no more shall Israel wait, 320 
Break off my fetters, Lord, and show, 274|But now our souls are seiz’d with 117 
Break off your tears ye saints and tell s 17|But now when ev’ning shade prevails s 38 
Break out their teeth eternal God, 140} Bit not the waters of a flood, 457 
Break off the yoke of inbred sin, s 28|But oh! by sin how quickly chang’d! s 8 
Break sacred morning through the 437|But oh! it swells my sorrows high, 403 
Breathe, O breathe thy living spirit s 86|But oh! my soul for ever praise, 348 
Bright angels strike your loudest 421/But oh! my soul, if truth so bright, 352 
Bright image of the Father’s face, _ 369|/But oh! how base our passions are! 351 
Bright like the sun, the Saviour sits 394/But oh! how oft thy wrath appears, 186 
Brightness of the Father's glory s 21|But oh! their end, their dreadful end! 162 
Bulwarks of mighty grace 5 fend, 295; But oh! the soul that never dies! 391 
Buried in sorrow and in sin, 422|But oh! the wisdom and the grace, 425 
Burst into praise, my soul, all nature s 140)But oh! what beams of heavenly grace 394 
But sh how soon my joys decay, 410)But oh, what brighter glories wait, 64 


Bot ah my inward spirit cries, s 50|But oh, what condescending ways 371 
But all this glory lies conceal’d, 298) But oh, what gentle terms, 372 
But al) was mercy, all was mild, ° 437|But Pharaoh's army there he drown'd ; 264 


But bloody hands, and hearts unclean, 312|But pricking thorns through all the 409 


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But saints are lovely in his sight; 281 
But satan found a worse reward: 347, 
Bat sinners find their counsels cross’d_53 
But sorer vengeance falls 35) 
But souls enlizhten’d from above, 353 
But speak, my Lord, and calm my fear 376 
But spotless, innocent, and pure, 356 
But sin soon darts its cruel sting; s 34 
But self, however wellemploy’d, s 35) 
But sinners scorn the grace, s %6 
But still the wonders of thy grace s 6 
But still I found my doubts too hard 161 
But still the lustre of thy grace 450 
But still thy law and gospel, Lord, 237 
But the destroyers of my peace 143} 
But the blest saints shall mount ons 123 
But the divinity within 
But the Good Spirit of the Lord 346 


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Can a kind woman e’er forget i 
Can Lexemption plead, when death s 14 
Can ought beneath a pore divine, s 27 


Can I be flatter’d with thy cringing 131. 
Canst thou for ever sit and hear 

Carnal provisions can at best, 

Cast me not off when geass declines,157 
Chain’d to his throne a volume lies, s_ 6 
Cheerful I feast on heavenly fruit, 410 
Cease, ye pilgninas cease tomourn;s 67 
Cheerful they walk with growing 176 
Cheerful we tread the desert through, 451 
Children amidst thy temple throng, —_ 63 
Chosen of God, to sinners dear, 

‘Christ be my first Elect, he said: 31 
Christ has done more than Moses dia, 313 
Christ is my light, my life, my eare, 


84 Clasp'd in my heavenly Father's arms, 403 


Clamour and wrath and war begone ; 


But there are pardons with my God, 256) 
But there’s a brighter world on high, 90, 
But there’s a dreadful God, 108) 
Bat there’s an hour of brighter joy, aa 
But there's a voice of sovereign grace 428 
But the vain idols they adore, 928 
But the vile wretch, who flies from me, 340 
But they in murm’ring language said, 171 
But they shall fly at thy rebuke, 69 
But thou art he who form’d my flesh, 85 
But thou for ever art the same, 2 

But thou for ever art our Lord; 66 
But thon hast built thy throne of grace,257 
But thou hast brethren here below, s 125} 
But thou my glory and my strength, _ 56) 
But thy compassions, Lord, 209) 
But thy own Lamb, all-gracious God, s $3 
But thy rich, thy free redemption, s 21 
But tim’rous mortals start and shrink, 414 
But to draw near tothee,my God, 162 
But to thy house will I resort, 58) 
But to those who have confessed, s 154 
But vengeance anddamnationlies 343) 
But we are come to Zion's hill, 462 
But we are wash’d in Jesus’ blood, 345 
But we have no such lengths to go, 259 
But where the Lord of grace an 87 


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But when for works of peace he comes, 369! 


But when for works of pence he comes, 370 
But when his voice shall raise the 197, 
But when thy face is hid, they mourn, 912 
But when the Holy Ghost imparts s 31) 
But when we view thy strange s 3 
But where the gospel comes, 80 
But where the Lord has planted = s 47 
But while U bled, and groan’d and dy’d, 488 
But whilst our spirits, fill’d with awe, 355 


But who among the sons of men 89 
But who can speak thy wondrous 276 
But why, my soul, sunk down so far, 116 
By all his works above 285 


By all the earth-born race, 
By faith the same deli 
By faith I see the land, 
By faith, we know the worlds were 
By glimm’ring hopes,and g 
By his own power were all things 
By long experience have I known 159 
By love's pure light we soon perceive s 31 


By milder ways does Jesus prove, 450 
By me Meichisedeck was mace, 2211 
By morning light I'll seek his face, 137] 
By nature all are gone astray, 70) 


By thee my growing parts were nam’d, 269 
By the rebellion of one man, 395 
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Call me away from flesh and sense; 
Call upon me when trouble’s near, 


287/Corruption, earth, and worms, 4AL 

ghts we taste, 483/Conld I command the spacions land, 177 
s 60/Could I joy his saints to meet, 39 

353/Could I so false, so faithless 
Joomy fears,405/Could my heart so hard remain, 
292/Could we but climb where Moses stood,414 


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Cleanse me, O Lord, and cheer my son! 
Cold mountains, and the midnight air, 


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Come all ye drooping saints, 485 
‘Come and he'll cleanse our spotted 296 
Come alnighty to deliver, s 86 
Come and the Lord shall feed our 296 


Come and with humble souls adore; 195 
Come children, to your Father's arms ; 308 
Come fill our hearts with inward 361 
Come Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 


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04|Come let our souls address the Lord, 196 


Come let us break his bands, say thoy, 55 
Come let us hear his yoice to-day, — 196 


Come let us join, they ery, — 7 

Come,Lord, the drooping sinner cheer, 528 
Come heav‘nly wind, and blow s 6v 
Come holy Comforter, s 74 


Come magnify the Lord with me, 
Come, my Beloved, haste away, 

Come naked—and adorn yoursouls 295 
Come quickly, blessed hope, s 152 
Come see the wonders of eurGod; 149 
Come, sinners, view the Lamb of God s 112 
Come saints and drop a tear or two, s 17 
Come the dear day, the glorious hour, 484 
Come the great day, the glorious hour, 197 
Come, thou condescending Jesus, s 129 
Come, thou Incarnate Word, s 74 
Come then, O house of Jacob, come, s 122 
Come, worship at his throne ; 195 
Come ye angelic guardians, come, s 144 
Comfort those who weep and mourn; s 86 
Compassion dwells upon his mind, 224 
Compassions in his heart are found, 330 
Compell’d to answer to his name, s @ 
Conceiv'd in sin, (O wretched state,) 318 
Convince us of our sin: oy] 
Conceal’d amidst the gath’ring thron 


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Convince their madness, Lord, 15 
Consider ye who slight the Lord, 128 
Contrite sinners are forgiven, s 3 


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rove, 268 
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Could you expect to scape my sight, 1 
Create my nature pure within, ot te 
Creatures, with all their endless race, | 
Crown him ye martyrs of our God, s 
Crown him ye morning stars of light, s 21 
Crush’d as a moth pecs thy hand, 113 


Daily our mortal flesh decays, 
Daily they saw the manna come, 3 


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Came at length the dreadful night! s 15:Dangors of ew’ry shape and name 


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Dark, dismal thoughts and boding —204/Bternal are thy mercies, Lord; 231 
Dark was the deep: the waters lay 459; Hternal Father, who shall look, 291 
Darkness and doubts had veil’dmy 419/Eternal glories to the King 406 
David, my servant, whom [ chose, — 181|Eternal Judge, the action cease;, s 93 
Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere, 252)Eternal King, t fear thy name! 339 
Deal gently, Lord, with those, 253|Eternal life thy wordsimpart; 8 58 
Dear Father, if thy lifted rod 441|Eternal plagues and heavy chains, 400 
Dear Father, let me never be 359/Eternal Spirit, write thy law 451 
Dear God, let all my hours be thine, 378/Eternal wisdom has prepar’d 295 
Dear God! the treasures of thy love 295/Eternity, with all its years, 414 
Dear Lord, accept the praise 442|Ever upward let us move, 19 
Dear Lord! and shall we ever lie 395|Evil shall smite the wicked dead; 104 
Dear Lord,our thankful heart receives 326|Exalted at his Father’s side, 444 
Dear Lord, and did thy gushing eyess 14/Exalt the Lamb of God, s 88 
Dear Lord, the idol self dethrone, | ¢ 35/Exalt the Lord our Ged, 201 
DearSaviour,change our faith tosight,490| By 
Dear Saviour, Jet thy beauties be 402|Faith has an overcoming power ; 300 
Dear Saviour, let thy wondrous graces 19|Faith in his name forbids my fear; 333 
Dear Saviour, steep this rock of mine 434|Faith must obey her Father’s will, 363 


Death, and the terrours of the grave, 76 
Death enters—and there’s no defence:s 143 
Death is no more the king of dread, 420 
Death, like an overflowing stream, 185 
Death may the bands of life unloose, s 146 
Death was the threat’ning ; death 346 
Deep are his counsels, and unknown ; 198 
Deep are the wounds thine arrows s 79) 
Deep in the shades of gloomy death, 399 
Deep, in unfathomable mines s 4 

Deep on the palms of both my hands, 309 


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Defil'’d and loathsome as we are, 328 
Deny thyself and take thy cross, 466 
Depart from me, ye wicked race, 244 
Depart from mischief, practise love, 104 
Depart, ye tempters, from my soul, 60 
Descend, celestial Dove, s 8&3 
Did archangels sing thy coming? s 21 


Didst thou not raise my faith, O Lord ? 24] 
Dipp'd in his fellow’s blood, org 
Direct, control, suggest, this day, s 130 
Diseases are thy servants, Lord, 113 
Dispensing good where’er he came, s 13 
Does not my heart thy precepts love, 245 
Does not my soul detest and hate 270 
Dost thou not dwell among the just? 70 
Dost thou not dwell in all the saints, 366 
Do this, he cried, till time shallend, 474 
Doth not the workman’s power extend 35] 


Doth secret mischief lurk within? 270 
Down from the shining seats above, 422 
Down from the palace of the skies, 483 
Down from the top of earthly bliss, 433) 
Down to the dust our soul is bow’d, 118 


Down to the earth was Satan thrown 
Down to the shades of death, 

Down to this base, this sinful earth, 399 
Draw out thy spear, and stop their 104 
Draw us, O God, with sovereign grace, 393) 
Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord, 120 
Dwell, Spirit, in Seer Ss 28 


Each foll’wing minute as it flies, 327 
Each of his words demands my faith ; 471 
Each of his works his name displays, 284 
Each of them powerful as that sound, 410 
Earth and the stars, and worlds 470 
Barth shall obey her Maker’s will, 150 
Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, 195 
Eat of the tree of life, my friends, 329 
Egypt and 'I'yre, and Greek and Jew, 180 
pnerey'd, as in eternal brass, 416 
Enlighten’d by thy heavenly ray, 453 
Enter his gates with songsof joy; 201 
Enter thine ark, while patience waits, s 45 
Enter, with all thy glorious train, 259 
Ere God pronounc’d creation good, s 101 
Ere sin was born, or Satan fell, 299) 
Estrang’d from reverential awe, s 92 


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Fain would I learn of thee, my God; s 28 
Fair Branch, ordain’d of old to shoot 173 
Fair bride, receive his love, 119 


False are the men of high degree; 141 
False professors, grovelling s 77 
Far be thine honour spread, 231 


Farewell, world, thy gold is dross, s 114 
Far from the regions of the dead, 452 
Far from this world of toil and strife, 302 
Far in the deep, where darkness 400 


Father, he cries, forgive their sins, 381 
Father, 1 give my spirit up, 86 
Father, [ thank thy wondrous love, 299 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, s 16 
Father of mercies, we have need 8 87 
Father ’tis thus, because thy will 298 
Father, my soul would still abide 448 
Father of lights above, 493 


Fathers to sons shall teach thy Name, 277 
Feebly they lisp thy glories forth, s 98 
Fear him, ye saints, and you will s 56 
Fear not, said he, for mighty dread s 10 
Fearless of hell and ghastly death, 406 
Fierce lions lead their young abroad, 211 
Fill our souls with heavenly light, s 130 
Finish’d—a}l the types and shadowss 113 
Finish, then, thy new creation; | s 86 
Tirm are the words his prophets give, 410 
Firm as his throne his promise stands, 345 


Firm on a rock he made me stand, 113 
Firm to his word he ever stood, 72 
Pix’d on this rock will Tremain, 9 45 
Mlesh is a dang’rous foe to grace. 407 


Floods of deep distress and anguish, 8110 
Fly from the false deceiver’s tongue, a 
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Fools never raise their thoughts so 191 
Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach, 242 
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, 478 
Forbid it, mighty God! 346 
Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, s 131 
Forgive my guilt, O Prince of peace! 424 


Forget thee I will not—I cannot; s 102 
For ever blessed be the Lord, 185 
For ever blessed be the Lord, 252 
For ever firm thy justice stands, 106 
For ever hallowed be thy name, 4 89 
For ever his dear, sacred name 427 
For ever shall thy throne endure; 192 
For food hie gives his flesh ; 475 


Forgotten be each carthly theme, s 127 


For him shall endless prayer be made, 160 
For his own goodness’ sake, 91 
For life, without thy love, 144 
For me their malice dug a pit, 61 


For me these pangs his soul assail, s 16 
For nobler cares, for joys sublime, s 141 
Tor sovereign power reigns not alone; 142 
For thee I thirst, I pray, mourn; 274 


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For the grandeur of thy nature s 20 
For the great Mediator’s sake s 88 
For thine’s the power, s 90) 
For this, a lowly, suppliant crowd s 118 
For this shall every humble soul 99 
For thy providence that governs, es 21 


For us his flesh with nails was torn; 474 
For us his vital blood was spilt, 474 
For whom, bless’d Jesus, we woulds 14 
For you, the children of my love, 487 
For you the public prayer is made, s 109 
Free from the plagues, and pains 163 
Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, 385 
Fresh blood, us constant as the day, 366 
Friends and ministers said much, s 30 
Frighted to hear the tempest roar, 219 
From Adam flows our tainted blood, 466 
From dust, and cottages obscure, 226 
From Christ their varied gifts derive, s 97 
From earth and hell my sorrows meet, 85 
From east to west, from northto s 119 
From evil secure,and its dread; = s_132 
From guile his heart and lips are 98 
From mountains near the sky, 286 
From my sad prison set me free; 273 
From my own works at last [ceases 29 
From night to day, from day to night, 82 
From night to day, from day to night, 334 
From pleasant trees, which shade the 210 
From sea to sea, through all the shores,122 


From sorrow, toil, and pain, 8 128 
From thee, the overflowing spring, 313 
From thee, when creature streams 107 
From the discov'ries of thy law, 82 
From the fair chambers of theeast, 332 
From the first dawning light 91 


From the highest throne in glory, s 21 
From the high way that leads to hell, 481 
From the provisions of thy house 106. 
From the third heaven, where God 303 
From thoughts so dreadful and profane, 70 
From tort’ring pains to endless joys, 310 


From tort’ring racks, and burning = 310 
From vanity turn off my eyes; 241 
From vile idolatry, 173 
From Zion shall thy word proceed; 221 


From Zion went his dreadful word, 166 
Furnish me, Lord, with heavenly arms 424 
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Gently he draws my heart along, 325 
Girded with truth, and cloth’d with 258 
Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince, 119 
Give me one kind, assuring word, 440 
Give me the presence of thy grace; 135 
Give me thy counsel for my guide, 333) 
Give joy or grief, give ease or pain, s 145 
Give thanks aloud to God, 


Give thanks to God, the heavenly 264 


Give to the Lord of lords renown, = 266 
Give to thy Spirit praise 492 
Give us to shine before thy face, s 15 
Glory his fleecy robe adorns, 304 
* Glory to God on high! 293 
Glory to God the Son be paid 491 
Glory to God the Spirit give 491 
Glory to God who reigns above, 492 


Glory to thee, great Son of God, 491 
Glory, honour, power and blessing, s 26 
Glory to God who reigns above, s ll 
Glory to God, who stoops his throne, 409 
God counts the sorrows of his saints, 138 
God from his cloudy cistern pours = 210 
God from on high beholds your 338 
God, from on high, invites us home; 393 
God has laid up in heaven, for me, 
God hath pronoune’d a firm decree, 
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is a King of power unknown; 473 
\God is mine all-sufficient good, 436 
God is my portion and my juy ; 74 
God is my peer 3 ai 306 
God is our shield, an: God our sun; 413 
God is our Sun, he makes Ourday; 176 
God is our Sun and Shie 178 
God is our Sun, whose dai 379 
God is th’ eternal King: thy foesin 192 


God is their fear, and God their trust, 100 
God, my Redeemer, lives, = 441 
God on his thirsty Zion's hill 
God reigns on high; but ne’er confines 277 
God will exalt his glorious head, 222 
God shall preserve my soul from fear, 137 
God, who must stoop to view the skies, 401 
God, the Redeemer, scatters round ( 

God, thine own God, has richly shed 120 


God will my naked soul receive, 125 
God will not always chide ; 208 
God’s kindest thoughts are here 31€ 
Go, burn the chaff in endless fire, s 127 


Go, heal the sick ; go, raise the dead; 357 


“Go, humble rites ne he, a 
Go, now, and boast of all your stores, 
Go, return, immortal Saviour; Fr | 


Go, shepherds, where the Infant lies, s 11 
Gold is but dross, and gems but toys: s 97 
Good-will to men, and zeal for God, s 113 
Good God ! on what a slender thread, 407 
Go, saith the Lord, my Gabriel, go, 384 
Go, with our armies to the fight, 141 
Grace dwells with justice on the 168 
Grace is a plant, where’er it grows, s 108 
Grace, like an uncorrupted seed, 365 
Grace!’t - a ae) a caning theme ; 402 
Grace will complete what grace begins,268 
Graco, wisdom, jastice, jorn’d and 484 
Gracious Lord, from thy free bounty, s 129 
Grant that all may seek, and find s 86 
Grant us the powers of quienes 412 
Great Advocate, almighty Friend! s 25 
Great All in all, Eternal King, 398 
Great Babylon, that rules the earth, 318 
Great God, appear, to their surprise, 70 
Great God,assist me through the fight; s 42 
Great God, create my heart anew, 133 
Great God, exert thy power to save; s 75 


Great God, how infinite art thou! 415 
Great God, how wondrous are thy 317 
Great God, I own thy power divine, 467 


Great God! is this our certain doom? 412 
Great God, mine eyes with pleasure 462 
Great God, renew our ruin’d frame, 451 
Great God, should thy severer eye, 256 


266|Great God, subdue this vicious thirst, 459 


Great God, the work is all divine, 

Great God, thy sovereign grace s 148 
Great God, to thy almighty Love s 6 
Great God! what poor returns we pay’, 401 
Great is his love, and large his grace, 257 
Great is the Lord, and great his might, 280 
Great is their peace, who love thy 235 
Great is the Lord; and works unknown 262 
Great is the Lord; his power unknown; 276 
Great is the mercy of the Lord; : 
Great is the Lord,whom heavenly hosts172 


Great is the work! my neighbours 254 
Great is thy mercy, and mytongue 180 
Great King of glory, come, s 95 


Great King of grace, my heart subdue 458 
Great monarchs fell beneath his hand ; 264 
Great Prophet! let me bless thy name; 371 


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Great were my fears, my foes were 76|He comes the broken heart to bind, s 13 
Green as the leaf, and ever fair, 51|He comes the pris’ners to release, s 13 
Grief, like a garment, cloth’d me round,153|/He crowns thy life with love, 208 
Guilty, but with heart relenting, s 78)He cuts the bars of brass in two, 217 
H. He dies! and in that dreadful night 362 

Had I a glance of thee, my God, 398|He dies:—the heavens in mourning 455 
Had I the pinions of a dove, 380)He dwelt in Eden’s garden, stord s 8 
Had not the Lord, my Rock, my Help, 194/He ever lives to intercede 367 


Had not thy word been my delight, 243)He fed them with a lib’ral hand, 170 
Hail, great Emmanuel, all divine!  383/He feeds and clothes us all the way; 216 
Hail him, ye heirs of D. jd’s Jine, s 21/He feeds our hopes with airy dreams, 464 
Hail the heaven born Pr. sce of Peace! s 10|He fills the poor with good, 208 
Happy, beyond expression, he 98)He fills the sun with morning light; 266 
Happy the country, where the sheep, 275|He form’d the deeps unknown ; 195 
Happy the men who eat this bread! 483)He form’d the seas, and form’d the 381 
Happy the man, to whom he sends _204|He forms her beauties like his own, 120 
Happy the man, whose hopes rely —_- 278|He forms our gen’rals for the field, 78 
Happy the nation thus endow’d; 275|He form’d the stars, those heavenly 280 
Hard lot of mine; my days are cast 247|He fram’d the globe, He built the sky, 197 
Hark! his dying word, ‘Forgive, s 114|He freely redeem’d with his blood, s 69 
Hark! how the feather’d warblers s 135|He frees the souls condemn’d to death; 205 
Hark! the Eternal rends the sky; 308|He, from the caves of earth and hell, 348 
Haste my Beloved, fetch my soul 420|He from the dreadful gates of death 64 


Haste, my Beloved, and remove 459| He from the rock their thirst supply’d ; 170 
Haste, sovereign Mercy, and s 120/He frowns—and darkness veils the 473 
Haste then—but witha smiling face 383)He gathers the wide flowing seas, 101 
Haste then upon the wings of love, | 437|He gave the lion and the worm, 460 
Hast thou not giv’n thy word, 249)He gave them all their own desire; 171 


Hast thou not planted with thy hand, 172|He gave the vaulted heaven its form, 473 
Hast thou not promis’d to thy Son, 185}He gave his Son, his only Son, s 

Hast thou not sent salvation down; 241|He gave them water from the rock; 169 
Hath not thy power form’d ev’ry coast, 165|He gave the sign, and noisome flics 213 
Have ye forgot, or never knew, 139|He gives me there his bleeding heart, 327 
Have we fergot the Almighty Name 308)He gives the grazing ox his meat; 282 
Have youno words? Ah, think again; s 90|He guards thy soul, he keeps thy 248 
Hear, Lord, ard grant me quick relief, 60)He guides our feet,he guardsour = s-_- 247 


‘Hear me, O God of grace,’ I said, 95|He has engross’d my warmest love; 331 
Hear me, O Lord, and saye thy son, 154|He has dearly bought my soul; s 114 
Hear the heralds of the Gospel Ss 77|He hath dispers’d his alms abroad; 225 
Hear what the Holy Spirit saith — s 104|He hears his saints, he knows their 204 
He arms our captains to the fight, 78|He hears our praises, and complaints; 250 
Hearken to what the Spirit saith s 103)He hears when dust and ashes speak: 59 
Hear the Chief among ten thousand s 152|He in the days of feeble flesh, 356 
He asks, and God bestows 54/He is a God of sovereign love, 405 


Heavy’n, earth, and air,and sea are 182)He is our light—our morning star, 483 
Heav’n, earth, and hell draw near; 130)He keeps the Father’s book of life; 346 
Heav’n, earth, and sea, and fireand 272)He knows, and he approves, 52 
Heaven from above his call shall hear, 126|He knows how much the weak can s 46 
Heav’n is my everlasting home, 125|He knows how soon our nature dies, 207 
Heav’n, earth, and sea, confess his 263)/He knows no shadow ofa change, 470 
Heaven is thy higher court, there 228)He knows the heart, he tries the reins, 61 


Heaven shall advance my Son 364)He knows their impious thoughts are 193 
Heav’n unfolds her portals wide s 20)He knows the paia his servants feel; 278 
He aids the poor in their distress; s 125|He knows we are but dust, 209 
He all his foes will quell, s 23)He knows what wand’ring baarts we 477 
He bade the liquid waters flow 99)\He leads me to the place, 89° 
He bids his angels pitch their tents 103\He, like a plant of gen’rous kind, 51 
He bids the clouds ascend on high; 459|He, like a plant by gentle streams, 59 


He bids the crystal fountains flow, 210)He like a tree shall thrive, 52 
He bids the noisy tempest cease ; 146) He lives, (and blessed be my Rock) 77 
He bids us make his glories known, 169)He lives, all glory to his name! s 61 
He bids the southern breezes blow; 281)He lives, and grants me daily breath, s 61 


He bids the sun forbear to rise, 336|He lives! he lives! and sits above, 300 
He bids the winds their wrath assuage; 218|He lives, my kind, wise, heavenly 2s 61 
He bids young sinners, yet forbear  465|He lives! the everlasting God, 247 
He brought the Spirit's powerful 468|He lives to bless me with his love, s 68 
He bows his glorious head to view —226/He lives to grant me rich supply, #8 60 
He breaks the bow, he cuts the spear ; 122/He lives to silence all my fears, s 6 


He breaks the captive’s heavy chain, 151)He lives—triumphant from the grave, s 60 
Be brings my wand’ring spirit back, —88}Hell and its lions roar’d around, 399 
He built the earth, he spread the sky, 266|Hell and the grave unite their force, 418 


He built those worlds above, 286)Hell and thy sins resist thy course; 421 
He call’d for darkness ; darkness came, 213}{fe, Lord of all the worlds on high, s 107 
He calls me from the leopard’s den, 328/He loves his enemies, and prays 72 
He calls the fool, and makes him 341|He loves his saints: he knows them 279 
He cleft the swelliog sea in two; 264)He loves his saints; he knows them 280 


He comes, array’d in burning flames; 151|He loves ’ employ his morning light 52 
He comes from thickest films of vice s 13\Help me tostate my whole complaint; #&9 


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He makes the grass the hills adorn, 280 
He makes the grassy food arise, 211 


He makes the great salvation known, 314 
He makes the saint and sinner prove 152 
He mov’d their mighty wheels, 283 
Hence and for ever from my heart —_ 495) 
Hence sprung th’ apostles’ honour’d s 97 


Hence, then, ye black, despairing — s 26 
Hence we awake our fear ; 447; 
He never deals in bribing gold, 72 
He overrules all mortal things, 401 
He pass’d the tents of Jacob o’er, 464 
He plots upon his bed 108 
He rais’d me from a horrid pit, 113 
He rais’d me from the deeps of sin, 424 
He ran and fell upon his neck, 355 
He reigns upon th’ eternal hills, 442 
Here David's greater Son 250 
Here he exalts neglected worms, s 7 
Here I forget my cares and pains; s 112 
Here [ raise my Ebenezer; s 56) 
Here in thy house let incense rise, s 94 
Here I repent, and sin again, s 41! 
Here Jet the great Redeemer reign, s 94) 
Here may th’ attentive throng s 95 
Here miy our unbern sons s 9 
Here may thine ears attend a (95) 
Here the whole Deity | own; s 24! 
Here peace and pardon sweetly flow ; s 111 
Here a bright squadron leaves the 384 
Here consecrated water flows, 416 
Here ev'ry bowel of our God 482 
Here his whole Name appears 480) 
Here I behold thy distant face, 415 
Here I behold his inmost heart, 480) 


Here, in the gospel’s wondrous frame, 449 
Here, in thy courts, I leave my vow, 239) 


Here let him hold a lasting throne: » 259 
Here let our hearts begin to melt, 476) 
Here let the Son of David reign, 259: 


Here, mighty God, accept our vows ; 259) 
Here, saith the Lord, ye angels, spread 130) 
Here (says the kind redeeming Lord,) 481] 
Here shall you taste unmingled joys, 296 
Tiere, sinners, you may heal your 4371 
Here thy revenging justice stands, 490} 
Here we beholi his bowels roll, 476) 
Here we have seen thy face, O Lord. 483 
Here we have wash’d our deepest 488) 
Here we receive repeated seals AT) 
Here will I fix my gracious throne, © 258° 
Here will f meet the hungry poor, 258 
Here’s love and grief beyond degree s 17 
Here's my claim, and here alone; s 15 
He rides and thanders through the = 151 


He rides upon the winged wind, 78 
He rules by his resistless might : 149 


He rules the worl! with truth and — 209 
Here we come thy Name to praise; s 83) 
He rises, who our souls hath bought, s 84 
He said—and dreadful as he stood, 219) 
He said, and hasten'’d 355 
Be said, and with a bloody zeal 453} 
He said, let the wide heaven be spread, 416) 
He sav’d me from the dreadful deep, 153} 


He saw the Gentiles dead in sin, 267) 
He saw their flesh was weak and 172 
Ho saw the nations dead in sin; 264) 
He saw the nations lie 266) 
He scorns the angry nations’ rage, 100, 
He sees the brutish and the wise, 125) 
He sees the oppressor, and the 206) 


He sees the tender hearts that mourn s 80) 
He sees the struggles that prevail, s 108 
He sends his showers of blessings 281) 
He sends his word and melts the snow ; 282 
He sends the sun his cireuit round, 152} 


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He sent his Son with power to 
He sent to save us from our wo; 
He sets the sun bis cireling race, . 
He shall fulfil thy great decrees; 
He shakes the heavens with loud — 
He shed soft sluambers on mine eyes, _ 
He sinks in floods of distress; 
He sits a Sovereign on. ne 


He sits upon th’ eternal hills, 3! 
He smiles, and cheers my 1 4 
He smote the first-born sons, 
He sought a city fairand bigh, 


He speke, and bade. a, eh 
He spake, and light shone round his 
He spake the word to a F 
He spake to Abra’am and i 
Be ~—_ oes at his fieree a3 4 
e speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind 
He speaks the meaning of bis heart, pe 
He spoil’d the pow: ness thus, 
He spoke: and straight our hearts — 
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He struck the sons of % 


He subdued th’ infernal: 33 8 26 
He sunk beneath our he , 
He sware to Abra’amand hi ner I} 


He takes the men of meanest name, 
He takes my soul e’er I'm aware; > 
He tells the: they must die, " 


He, the great Lord, the sovereign 
Ie, the true David, fsrael’s King, 
He thunders and al! nature mourns: 
He took our mortal fiesh, to show 
He vanquish’d sin and bi 
He walks awhile con pure 
ite walks upon the stormy seay ~~ 
lic wounds the heart, and he makes. « 
He who abhors and fears to sin, © 

le who can dash whole worlds to 416 
fe, who can shake the worlds he 401 
Ife who prepares this rich repast, s 111 
He'll bring their spirits to the ground, 217 


He'll give his angels charge to keep 199 
He'll never queietiie Pitan endl 

He will present our souls, 31 
lle will sustain our weakest powers, 

Her dust and ruius that remain 295 
High as the heav’ns are rais'd, 208 
lligh in the midst efall the throng, 333 
High on a throne his glories dwell, 234 
High on a throne of radiant light s 1% 


High heaven, that beard the solemn s 102 
High o’er the earth his mercy reigns, 1% 
Tligh on the eross the Saviour hung! 
High shall he reign on David's throne, 1 
Him tho’ highest heaven receives, ¢ 18 
His alms with liberal heart he gives, 109 
His anger but a moment stays: i 
His arm shall well sustain 137 
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His boundless years can ne'er decrease, 
fis cov’nant, whieh he kept ia m 
His cov’nant with the earth he keeps; 9135 


His cross a sure foundation laid, 444 
His dearest flesh he makes my food, 324 
His cownant will my soul defend, ¢@ 50 
His deep distress has rais’d/us hight 7 
Nis dying crimson, like a robe, 

His dying groans, his living songs, | 
His enemies, with sore dismay, — 1 
His eyes are majesty and love, 339 
His eyes awake to guard the just, 104 
His eye beholds the path they tread, 51 
His eye, with infinite survey. 100 
His Father's honour touch’d his heart, 14 


His foes shali fall with heedless feet, 
His foes shal] tremble at his sight, 
Uis friends forsook, his followers fled, 156 


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His hand provides my constant food, _74|Hither, then, your music bring, s 26 
His hands are fairer to behold, 330/Ho ! all ye hungry, starving souls, 295 
His hands disdain a golden bribe 71\Horrours, past Imagination, s 153 
os hands the wheels of nature _  s 100|Hosanna in the highest strains 933 
His hands, while they his alms 924|Hosanna! Jet the earth and skies 395 
His head, the dear majestic head, 429/Hosanna to his bounteous love, 484 
His head the finest gold excels ; 330|Hosanna to his glorious name, 453 
Ais heart contrives for their relief, - 115|Hosanna to our congu’ring King! 428 
His heart is false and foul, 107'Hosanna to the Anoiated King, 233 
His hoary frost, and fleecy snow, 282/Hosanna to th’ incarnate Word, ' 496 
His holy angels pitch their tents 102|Hosanna to the King, 233 
His honour and his breath 364|Honour and majesty divine 84 
His honour is engag’d to save 362: Honour ’s a puff of noisy breath ; 436 
His honvurs perish in the dust, 126'Honour, immortal], must be paid, 322 
His joyful soul shail see 364|Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand 116 
His kingdom cannot fail , s 23\Hov’ring among the leaves, there 478 
His laws are just and pure, 80) How are the seats of worship broke! 164 
His liberal favours he extends ; 224)How boundless is our Father’s grace, 465 
ee life they load with hateful lies, | 156)How blessed are our eyes, 297 

is lips abhor to talk profane, 109|How bright the triumph none can tell, 152 
His living power, and dying love, 422|How can I die while Jesus lives, _ bi) 
His love is my perpetual feast ; 73| How chang’d, alas! are truths divine, s 91 


His love exceeds your highest tho’ts; s 76 
His mercy and his righteousness 99 


His mercy visits ev'ry house, 180 
His mercy, like a boundless sea, 471 
His mercy-never ends—the dawn, s 140 
His mercy never shall remove 278) 


His mercy reigns through ev’ry Jand! 230 
His mind is tranquil and serene; s 146 
His mouth, that pour’d out long 330 
His Name is holy, and his eye 471 
His nostrils breathe out fiery streams ; 412 
His orders run through all the hosts; 443) 
His own right hand his saints will 152 


How charming is their voice ! 297 


How cold and feeble is my love! 469 
How decent and how wise ! 124 
How did his flowing tears condole, 105 


How did the spreggling branches shoot, 172 
How dire the wre€k! how loud the s 45 
How doth thy word my heart engage 237 
How dreadful was the hour, 364 
How excellent his love, 108 
How far the heavenly robe exceeds 303 
How few with pious care record 220 
How glorious he! how happy they s 100 
How glorious is my privilege! s 44 


His own soft hand shall wipe the tears 304)How glorious is that righteousness, 99 
His power, and lifted rod, 265|How glorious was the grace, 364 
His power he shew'd by Moses’ hands, 206|How great deliv’rance thou hast 97 
His power subdues our sins, 209\How great is the Messiah’s joy, 84 
His power the same, the same his 262|How great the works his handhas 222 
His presence sinks the proudest hills, 199)How great thy mercies, Loxd ! 106 
His promise stands for ever firm ; 468|How happy all thy servants are! 230 
His purposes will ripen fast, s 48'How happy are our ears, 297 
His providence unfolds the book, s 7|How have we chas’dthemthrough 79 
His quiv’ring lip hangs feebly down, 391|How holy is his name! 200 
His righteousness is gone before, 79|How I rejoice, when on my head &8 
His righteousness, to faith reveal’d, s 100|How is thy glorious power ador’d, 417 
His seed for ever shall possess 181)How jarring and how low , 396 
His Son, the great Redeemer, came, 993|How justice frown’d, and vengeance 386 


His sovereign power, without our aid, 202 
His sovereign power, what mortal 471 
His soul shall live secure on earth, 116 
His soul, well fix’d upon the Lord, 225 
His soul, what agonies it felt, 484 
His sounding chariots shake the sky ; 462 
His spirit hates deceit and lies, 9 
His Spirit pprifies our frame, 
His sins in dreadfal order rise, 
His smiles and his comforts abound, s 13 
His statutes and commands 
His steady counsels change the face 282 
His storms will drive you quick to 55 
His stubborn foes his sword shall slay, 278 
His terrours keep the world inawe, 471 
His thorns and nails pierce through s 112 
His truth transcends the sky; 108 
His truth for ever stands secure ; 279 
His very word of grace is strong, 416 
His wisdom and almighty word 99 
His wisdom, his love, and his power, s 57 
His wisdom fram’d the sun, 26 
His wondrous rising from the earth, 
His wondrous works and ways 

His word can raise the springs again, 219 
His words, ye happy parents, hear, s 146 


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How kind are thy compassions, Lord! 277 
How kind the influence of the skies! s 135 
How large the grant! howrich the 213 
How long, dear Saviour, O how long, 304 
How long, eternal God, how long 164 
How long shall my poor troubled breast 69 


8) How long shall my poor lab’ring soul 69 


How long the race of David held 181 
How many are thy thoughts of love! 114 
How mighty is his hand! 264 


How most exact is nature’s frame! 223 
How much is mercy thy delight, 230 
How oft they look to th’ heavenly 408 
How oft my mournful thoughts s 2 
How perfect is thy word! 80 
How rich thy bounties are! 61 
How safe beneath thy wings J lie, 99 
How seldom do I rise to God, 34 


How shall I bear that dreadfulday, 339 
How short the joys thy visits give! s 42 
How shall we come before thy face, s 93 
How shall thy servants give thee s 117 
How slowly doth his wrath arise! 207 
How soon the faithless Jews forgot 171 
How strange thy works! how great thy 211 


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How thon didst build thy churches 117 


How vain a toy is glitt’ring wealth, 432 


How was their insolence sarees 256 
How we deserve the deepest hell, 393 
How we should scorn these clothes 411 
How well thy blessed truths agree! 452 
How we should scorn these clothes 411 
How will my lips rejoice to tell 158, 


How will the powers of darkness boast, 69) 
How will they bear to stand 
How would I runinthy commands, 244 
How would my leaping heart rejoice, 416 
How would the tempter boast aloud, 69 
Ho! ye that pant for living streams, 295 
Huge troubles, ee noise, 117 


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I’m a companion of the saints, 243 
T'm but a sojourner below, 113 
I'm like a helpless captive, sold 35) 
Tam my love's, and he is mine ; 326 
Iam the First, and I the Last, 312 
Iam the Jast, and I the first, 335 


Tam the Saviour, I th’ almi 
I ask no sheep for sacrifice, 
Task them, whence their vict’ry came; 456 
I by my holy Name have sworn, 
I by myself have trod the press, 307 
I bring him to my mother’s home, —-327 
Teall’d back yeats and ancient times, 167 
Icalld thy mercies to my mind, 167 
I call for helpers, but in vain; 307 
I call him my eternal Son, 54 


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I call that legacy my own, 475) 
I came, in sinful mortals’ stead, 153 
Ican but perish if I go; s 30 
I can do all things, or can bear 300 
I cannot live contented here, 435 
T cannot live without thy light, 134 


I cast my burdens on the Lord, 137 
I charge my thoughts, be humble still, 258 


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If sin be pata, I'm secure; 6 td 
Ifsin lay cover’d inmy heart, 
If smiling mercy crown our lives, _ 

If sometimes I strive,as I mourn, s 
If there were malice found in me, _ 
If thou of man ae wouldst bes 
If thou art my shield and my sun, s 
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I heard the reich pretenaiy baad 161 

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hoped that in some fayour’d hour, $ 

I know thy judgments, Lord vareright, 244 
[lay my body downtosleep; 333 

Ill tidings never can surprise _ 2 

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I love my Shepherd, he will keep. J 
I love my Shepherd’s Nish gee " 
I love the Lord: he how'd hisear, 229 
I love the Lord, who stoops so low, 457 


I Jove the volumes of thy word; 
I love thee, therefore, O ae God, s 4 
I love thy habitation, Lord, _ sp 
Immense compassion reigns 
Immortal light, and joys unknoy rn, As 
Impossible! for thine own han Mk 
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I charge you all, ye earthly toys, 327|In barren wilds shall living waters s 121 
I choose the path of heav’nly truth, 236)In darkest shades, if he appear, 406 
I could renounce my all below, 403|[ need the influenee of thy grace, | 
I could survey the ocean o'er, 270\In each event of life, how clear 8 
I cried aloud to thee, my God, 95|In ev’ry diff’rent land, g 
I cried, and from his holy bill, 56/In every dark, distressful hour, 8 
Icry till all my voice be gone ; 153)In every joy that crowns my days, s 84 
“die with hunger here,” he cries, 354|In ev'ry new distress 123 
I dwell in darkness, and unseen ; 274|Inferiour honours he disdains, § s 73 
If burning beams of noon conspire 189|Infjnite grace our souls adore, 479 
If but a Moses waves bis rod, 416|Infinite leagues beyond the sky, 389 
If e’er I go astray, 89)Infinite Lover, gracious Lord, 387 
I feel my flesh so near the grave, 60\Infinite joy, or endless wo, 407 
I feel at my heart all thy sighs and s 102\Infinite pity touch’d the heart 421 
If God his voice of tempest rears, 417|Infinite strength, and equal skill, s 6 
IfGod to me his statutes show, 240/Infinite was our guilt eee 
If government be once destroy’d, 66\In foreign realms, and lands remote, s 65 
If halt the strings of life should break, 317|Instead of wine and cheerful bread, 172 
If guilt and sin afford a plea, s 112)In flowing tears our guilt we mourn, s 37 
If I am rais’d to bear the sword, 202|In God most holy, just, and true. 138 
If I am e’er constrained to stay 112|In God’s own name, he comes to bring 234 
TI have e’er provok’d them first, 60|In God they boasted all the day, _ 17 
If I love, why am I thus? s 39|In God we trust: our impious es in § 
If I pray, or hear, or read, s 39\In gentler language there the Lord 
If in my Father's love 322|[n Fim all the fulness of God 3 
If in the night I sleepless lie, § 131|In his salvation is ourhope; 
Tf he afflicts his saints so far, 66\In hope of that immortal crown, 
Iff were hungry, would I ask thee 129/In humble notes our faith adores 
If light attends the course I run, 435/In Israel stood his ancient throne, _ 
If love to God, and love to men 360)In Jesus we behold Ane p= 
Tf, mounted on a morning ray, 68/1 know thy foes, and what they say, s 103 
If now I lament after God, s 40){n life my grace shall strength supply, 351 
Ifo'er my sins I think to draw 271|In lively figures here we see J 
Tf once his wrath arise, 54/In long complaints he spends hig 15 
‘once [ wander from thy path, 336|[n lower forms, to bless our eyes, $ 
Tf orphans they are left behind, s 107|In me, alone, shall men confess, 
I from the stock of Adam came, 134'In Mesech as yet I reside— s 69 


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In me, the Lord, shall allthe seed —_335/Is he a Tree? the world receives 367 
Tn midst of dangers, fears, and deaths, s65|Is he a Vine? his heav’nly root 367 
In my distress I call’d my God, 76|Is he a Way? he leads to God ; 368 
In painful cares, or empty joys, s 140\Is he compar’d to wine or bread? 367 
In Parise within the gates, 331\Is he design’d a Corner Stone,— 368 
{n pastures where salvation grows, _87|Is he the Head? each member lives, 368 
{n prayer my soul drew near the s __37|Js not the world of nature thine 165 
fn one sweet symphony of praise, s 119|Is not thy chariot hast’ning on? 68 
In purest love their souls unite, _s_128/I spread my sins before the Lord, 99 
In robes of judgment, lo, he comes! 198)Israel, a name divinely blest, 247 
In songs of grateful rapture tell, s 19)Israel, appear; present thy plea; s 92 
In sickness, or the bloody field, 101){srael, his people and his sheep, 168 
Tn sounds of glory hear him speak, s 137|Israel’s infants, when of old, s 110 
In spite of all my foes, 89)Israel, rejoice, and rest secure, 248 
In scenes exalted or depress’d, s 139)Israel rejoice, now Joshua leads, 449 
Tn thee, most holy, just and true, 138)Israel, who saw his works of grace, 196 
In such society as this, 463|It cost him cries and tears, 479 


Tn thee my hopes and wishes meet, 
Inspire my soul with life divine, 
Instead of this, he made me feel 
Inspir’d to praise, I then shall join 
Tn thee I trust, to thee I sigh, 

In them thou may’st be cloth’d and 
In thee shall Israel trust, 

Tn the cold prison of a tomb, 

In the world of endless ruin, 


In their distress, to God they cried ; 


In thy fair book of life and grace, 
In the Red sea, by Moses’ hand, 
In thine own appointed way, 

In times of general distress, 

Tn vain by reason, and by rule, 
In vain had Adam sought, 

Tn vain I lift my hands to pray, 
In vain might lofty princes try 
Tn vain on earth we hope to find 
In vain our mortal voices strive 
In vain shall Satan rage 


Tn vain the tempter spread his wiles ; 


In vain the tallest sons of pride 
Intoxicating joys are theirs, 

In vain shall sinners hope to rise, 
Tn vain the baffled prince of hell 
In vain the bright, the burning sun 
Tn vain the busy sons of hell 

Tn vain the noisy crowd, 

In vain the proud deride me now; 
In vain the rebel seeks to stand 
In vain the sons of earth or hel 
Tn yain the sons of Satan boast 


In vain the tempter frights my soul, 
In vain the trembling conscience seeks 452 


In vain the world accosts my ear, 
In vain to heaven she lifts her eyes ; 
In vain to idol saints they ery, 

In vain to pious forms thy zeal 

In vain we ask God’s righteous law, 
In vain we boast perfection here, 
Tn vain we tune our formal songs, 
In vineyards, planted by his hand, 
In wakeful hours of night, 

In worship so divine, 

In Zion is his throne; 

In Zion God is known, 

I pay this ew’ning sacrifice: 

I saw the op’ning gates of hell, 

I saw the wicked rise, 

I set him still before mine eyes; 

T shall arise to praise thy name, 

T shall behold the face 

Is he a Door? I'll enter in; 

Is he a Fire? he'll purge my dross: 
Is he a Fountain? there I bathe, 
Is he a Rock? how firm he proves! 
Is he a Rose? not Sharon yields 
Is he a Sun? his beams are grace; 
Is he a Star? he breaks the night, 
Is he a Temple? I adore 


212\It cost him death, to save our lives; 482 


s 51|Isee a world of spirits bright, s 145 
s 41/I suffer on my threescore years, s 145 
s 135}‘I take these little lambs, said he, s 146 
274\I thank thy sovereign power and love, 298 

s 1Q5/I, their almighty Saviour, and their 129 
336/[ told him all my secret grief, 102 
418)[ told the Lord my sore ieee 103 

s 78/1 to my God my ways commit, 108 
216(\It lies not in a single part, s 81 

s  7\{t is finish’d'!—Oh what, pleasure gs 113 
313)[t makes me deaf, and dumb, and s 81 

S$ 85)It is the Lord—who governs all 5s 50 
225/It is the Lord—should I distrust, s 50 

s 51/It is the Lord—who can sustain, s 50 
485)[t is the Lord—whose matchless s 50 
160)It is the Lord—my cov’nant God, s 50 
401)It rises high, and drowns the hills, 426 
459)It sets times past in present view, 353 
489|It says to the mountains, ‘Depart,’ s 32 
447\It springs and withers on the place: 256 

s 37|[t treads on the world, and on hell, s 32 
s 45/L wait for thy salvation, Lord, 257 
s 34|I was his chief delight, 339 
203}L was not horn for earth or sin, 445 
422/I would—but thou must givethe 5 28 
432|V'll be a Sun of righteousness 451 
430)P1] cast myself before his feet, 117 
193)/Pll chide my heart that sinks so low, 117 
240IP 1 give him, saith the Lord, 365 
53|DIl go, and with a mournful tongue, 354 
333|T’ll give the mourner,” saith the s 147 
136/PIl go to Jesus, though my sin s 30 
419|“ Tl leave them,” saith the Lord, 173 


Pll lift my hands, Ul] raise my voice, 144 


436|C1l magnify thy holy law, 115 
404|I will maintain the King I made, 55 

79\CU make your great commission 357 
131/P'll meditate his works of old; 169 
340)1'll praise him while he lends me 280 
239/71 purge my family around, 203 
394/I'll read the histories of thy love, 239 
330/PIl scarce allow my lips to speak 112 


144)Dll search the land, and raise the just 202 
293)Pll seek the faithful and the just, 203 
200/U11 shout aloud, “ Ye thunders, roll, s 152 
1<9/0ll sing thy majesty and grace; 64 

58/Pll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord; 267 

76)0ll spread his works of grace abroad; 114 
162/(ll to the gracious King approach, s 30 


73)U1 think again of all thy ways, 169 
J55/{ would for ever speak his name, 480 
75\L would not. be a stranger still 468 
368/Ud part with all the joys of sense, 415 


re L yield my powers to thy command, 334 
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368|Jehovah founded it in blood, 


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367|Jehovah I, the sovereign Lord, Bo 
368) Jehovah, ’tis a glorious word, 285 
368|Jehovah speaks the healing word, 317 
368| Jesus, allure me by thy charms, 323° 


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396|Let all who dwell above the sky, a 
Jesus, and when shall that dear day, 394)Let all your saered passions move, — 


Jesus beholds where Satan reigns, 342|Let an unusual joy surprise 197 
Jesus can make a dying bed Mi 393! Let Babel fear wie Zhon prays; = 145 
Jesus, fit me for thy service, s 111|Let bands of perseentors rise, 244 
Jesus, how glorious is thy grace! 341|Let cares like a wild deluge } 413 
Jesus, [ love to trace, s _9|Let Cwesar’s due be ever paid = 461 
Jesus, hail! enthron’d in glory, s 25/Let clouds, and winds, and waves’ 285 
Jesus is worthy to receive 321\Let distant times and nations raise” 276 
Jesus it owns as King, s 33)\Let deep repentance, faith and love, s 134 


Jesus, my Lord, my living Friend, s 65 
Jesus, | throw my arms around, 440 
Jesus, my God, [ know his name, 345 
Jesus, my God, thy blood alone 133 
Jesus, my great High Priest, 373 
Jesus, my great High Priest, has dy’d, 371 
Jesus our God ascends on high, 122) 
Jesus, our Lord, arise, s 74 
Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great, 63 
Jesus, our great High Priest, s 89 
Jesus, our Lord, their hearts shall s 97 
Jesus, our passover, was slain, 464 
Jesus, our Priest, for ever lives, 222) 


Jesus, save a trembling sinner, s 153 
Jesus shall see a num’rous seed, == 259 
Jesus the ancient faith confirms, 350 
Jesus, the God, invites us here 487 
Jesus, the God, who fought and bled, 487 
Jesus, the God, whom angels fear, s 11 
Jesus, the holy Child, shall sit, 299 
Jesus, the King of glory reigns, 367 
Jesus the Lord appears at last, 362 


Jesus, the Lord, shall guard me safe, 306 


Jesus, the Priest, ascends his throne; 221 
Jesus, the Saviour, reigns! 200 
Jesus, the vision of thy face 302} 
Jesus, thou everlasting King, 327 
Jesus, thy feast we celebrate ; 474 
Jesus, to thy dear faithful hand, 391 
Jesus, we come at thy command; 357 
Jesus, we will frequent thy board, 329 
Jesus, whom every saint adores, 74 
John was the prophet of the Lord, 314 


Joyful, with all the strength I have, 301 
Joyful, all ye nations, rise s 

Joy to the earth—the Saviour reigns! 200 
Joy to the Master of the feast ; 486 
Joy to the saints, and peace belongs; 231 
Just as a hen protects her brood, 189 
Just as the guards that keep the night 257 
Just as we see the lonesome dove 399 
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,s 48 
Justly might this polluted Jand 


Let earth and ocean know, = = 286 


Let earth’s ibe Peete a s 58 
Let earth repent, and hell'despair, s 117 


Let elders worship at his'feet, © 291 
Let endless honours crown his head; 121 
Let ev’ry act of worship be 327 
Let Emmanuel be adord = = s_- 20 
Let everlasting thanks be thine, s 82 
Let faith exalt her joyful voice,  s 151 
Let ev’ry creature rise and bring =: 160 
Let ev’ry mountain, ev'ry flood, ——-:227 
Let ev'ry nation call her bless’d, 320 
Let ev’ry nation, ev'ry Bee; een = 495 
Let every saint above, = 495 
Let every saint, with cheerful voice, 450 
Let every kindred, every tribe, = = 22 
Let floods and nations rage, » 193 
Let fogs and darkness hide their way, 105 
Let grace come down, like copious s 136 
Let grov’ling beasts of ewry shape, 418 
Let haughty sinners sink their pride; 165 
Let heathens to their idols | ; 4 
Let heaven, and al} that dweli on 155 
Let heav’nly Jove prepare my soul; 397 


Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, 197 
Let heaven biswete ofr pata youre; 188 


Let Him be'crown’d with majesty, 63 
Let idols totter to the ground, — 199 
Let Israel bless the Lord, 215 
Let Jew and Gentile stop their — 340 
Let Jews and Greeks blaspheme 454 
Let judgment not against me pass; 273 
Let kings rely upon their host, 101 
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Let niniion mise ragealoud; | 194 
Let me love thee more and more, ¢ 39 


Let me thy pow’r and truth proclaim 158 


Let me to some wild desert go, 136 
Let mortals ne’er refuse to take 301 
Let mortals tremble, and adore 101 


Let mockers scoff, the world defame, s 51 


s 92)Let mountains from their seats be 121 


Join, all ye ransom’d race, s 24|Let my Beloved come, and taste 329 
Justice and judgment are thy throne, 182|Let nature join with art, 287 
Justice and truth attend thee still; | 119}Let not, Lord, my wand’ring mind ¢ 67 
Justice and truth he ever loves, 101/Let not my soul be join’d at last 93 
Justice unsheathed its fiery sword, 487/Let not thy face be hid from me, 94 
Justice, upon a dreadful throne, 470)Let not thy Spirit quite depart, “135 
Just in the last distressing hour, 358/Let past ingratitude 419 
Just so our thoughts from thing to 399|Let others choose the sons of mirth, 72 
j Jet others stretch their arms like 432 

Keep our haughty passions bound; s 131|Let papists trust what names they 396 
Kind is thy language, sovereign Lord, 331|Let pride and wrath be banish’d 356 
Kindly he brought me to the place, 325/Let princes hear, let angels know, 195 
Kingdoms and thrones to God belong ; 151|Let princes of exalted state att 
Kingdoms on firm foundations stand, 461|/Let proud, imperious kings 423 
Kings are not rescued by the force —_ 109 Let sinful sweets be ali forgot, 477 
Knowledge, alas! ’tis all in vain, 397/Let sinners, and their wicked rage, 61 
Know that his kingdom is supreme, 444/Let sinners join to break your peace, 109 
Know that the Lord divides his saints 57|Let sinners learn to pray; 97 
Let sin no more my soul enslave; ¢ 16 

Laden with fruits of age, they shew 191)Let strangers walk around 124 
Laid in the grave, like silly sheep, 125) Let such amazing loves as these 481 
Lead us to that blissful state, s 72)Let sudden fear thy nerves unbrace;s 75 
Let all our powers be join’d, 475|Let the bright hosts, who wait 209 
Let all the earth-born race, asi) the false raptures of the mind 462 
Let all the nations fear 284)Let the redeemed of the Lord 216 


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in horrid league agree! s rd, how happy is a s 
= the pip bert beans ae 37 Lord, how our souls are allonfire, 430 
Let the earth totter on her base, s 152 Lord, I address thy heavenly throne; 366 
Let the vain world pronounce it 486 Lord, I adore thy matchless grace, 380 
Let the whole earth his love proclaim, 200 Lord, I am brought exceeding low, 273 
Let the whole earth his power confess; 207 Lord, Iamsick; regard mycry, 3s 81 
Let the minds of all our youth s 109\Lord, I am weak and brokensore, 111 
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the Redeemer’s blood s_124)Lord, I despair myself to heal; s 29 
Let those, who sow in sadness, wait 254/Lord, I my vows totheerenew! ss 130 
Let those refuse to sing, 392)Lord, I obey, my hopes revive ; s 8 


Let thy kind Spirit in my heart $,_32)Lord, if my heart were sprinkled too 464 
Let this.vain.world engage no more: s._ 147|Lord, in the temple of thy grace, 448 
Lettyrants make no more pretence 442|Lord, I would walk with holy feet; 180 


Let us now our day improve, s 76|Lord, let not all my hopes be vain, 466 
Let us indulge a cheerful frame, 490'Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice; 100 
Let vig’rous youth engage, 287|Lord, may we still remember thee, s §&3 


Let wisdom all my actions guide, 202 Lord, make my faith and love sincere, 146 
Let worms devour my wasting flesh, 437|Lord of every land, and nation, s 20 
Let Zion's time of favour come;  s 118|Lord, may ! ever keep in view, s 3 
Let Zion’s walls before thee s 121|Lord, on thee our souls depend ; s 8 
Life is a blessing can’t be sold; 124|Lord, our iniquities prevail, 147 
Life is the hour that God has given, 337|Lord, prepare us by thy grace, s 76 
Life, like a fountain rich and free, 106}Lord search my soul, try ev'ry 

Life, death, and hell,and worlds s __6jLord, search my thoughts, and try 
Life, like a vain amusement, flies; 187|Lord, shall it be for ever said, _ 
Lift up thy banner in the field 140\Lord, shall the wicked still deride 
Lift up the everlasting gates, 296|Lord, shall thy bright example shine 
Lift up thy feet, and march in haste; 164}Lord, shall we lie so sluggish still, 
Lift up:your eyes, yesons of light, 400) Lord, since, in my advancing age, 
Lift up your hands by morning light, 261)Lord, thou hast prov’d our suff’ring 
Light are the pains that nature 468) Lord, thy commands are clean and 
Like angry bees they girt me round; 231 |Lord, we adore thy ways, . 342 
Like bees my foes beset me round, 231)Lord, we come to ask thy blessing, s 129 
Like flames of fire his servants are, 390|Lord, we have long abus’d thy love, 439 
Like floods, the angry nations rise, 192|Lord, we obey thy call; 438 
Like flowery fields the nations stand, 186|Lord, we return thee what we can! s 113 
Like fruitful showers of rain, 261\Lord, we tremble, for we know s ho 
Like her with hopes and fears we .s 54|Lord, what an envious foolIl was! 162 
Like pilgrims through the countries 213)Lord, what is maa, or all his race, 62 


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Like the rough sea that cannot rest, s_ 76)Lord, what is worthless man ; 61 
Like thoughtless sheep the sinner § 126)Lord, when iniquities abound, 68 
Like trees of myrth and spice we 329/Lord, when I leave this mortal 443 


Ling'ring about these mortal shores, 375) Lord, when I quit this earthly stage, 435 
Lions and beasts of savage name 455\Lord, when shall these glad tidings s 120 
Live, glorious Lord, and reign on 425) Lord, when this vine in Canaan grew, 173 
Lives again our glorious King, s 18|Lord, where shall guilty souls retire, a 


Lo, by sons of hell he dies: 347 Lord, while the frame of nature 

Lo, he receives a sealed book 304|Lord, while we see whole nations 184 
*Lo, [am with»you,” saith the Lord, s_ 99)“ Lord, why is this?” Itrembling es 41 
Lo! thine eternal Son appears, 115\Lord, with this guilty heart of mine, 378 


Long did the house of Joseph lie, 168)}Loud let the gospel trumpet blow, s 118 
Long ere the lofty skies were spread, 384|Loud may the troubled ocean roar 121 
Long hadst thou reign’d, ere time 185)Loud roaring, the billows now nigh s 12 
Long unaffiicted, undismay’d, s 49)Lull’d in a soft and fatal sleep, sh 
Long nights and darkness dwell 405) M. 
Look back, my soul, with holy dread, 196)Madness, by nature, reigns within, 463 
Look down in pity, Lord, and see 274|Make haste, my days, toreach the 386 
Look down, O God, with pitying _ s 118|Make haste, my soul, the vision meet, s 8 
Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, 242)Make me to walk in thy commands; 242 
‘Look, how the powers of nature 60|/Make not increasing gold your trust, 142 
Look how rebellious men deride 308|Make our best spices flow abroad, 329 
Look, how we grovel here below, 394|Malice and rage, those fires of hell, 360 
Look up, my soul, to him 479 \Master, may we ever say, s 49 
Look upward in the dying hour, 349|March on in your Redeemer’s s his 
‘Love isthe grace, that keeps her 360|May but this grace my soul renew, 455 
Dove suffers long with patient eye, 359/May I with those for ever dwell, 312 
Love's redeeming work isdone! | s 18|May not the sovereign Lord on high 351 
Low at thyfeet my soul would lie; s. 58/May peace attend thy gate, 250 
_ Low in the social band he bows s .80)May he, by whose kind care we 317 
Lord, at thy feet I bow, 163|May his kingdom be promoted; .s 123 
Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, 177|May the Gospel’s joyful sound s 8 
‘Lord ! cawa feeble, helpless worm,  467|May we in faith receive thy word, s 85 
cleanse my soul from sin, 480|Me for his Father, and his God, 183 
‘Lord, crush the serpent in the dust, . 59|/Melchisedeck, that wondrous Priest, 222 
‘Lord, decide the doubtful'case!- s .'39/Men on earth, and saints above, 3s 72 
Lord, for those days we wait—those s 120|Men, void of wisdom and of grace, 125 
Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous 181|Mercy and truth on earth are met, 179 
Hard, here:we hend our huouble souls, 427'Merey and trath unite in one, 404 


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Mere mortal power shall fade and =309|My heart, where mental winter 
Midnight and noon in this agree, 269| My heart with sacred rev’rence hears 
Might I but climb to Pisgah’s top, 403) My highest hopes shall not be vaii 


Might I enjoy the meanest place, 176|My hopes of heaven were firmand 350° 
Mighty Redeemer, set me free 451| My life is spent with grief” I cry’d, 97 
Mild, he lays his glory by; s 10)My life itse}f, without thy love, 144 
Millions of years, my wond’ring eyes 420/My lifted eye, without a tear, = 84 
Mine eyes for thy salvation fail; 241|My lips and cheerful heart prepare 149 
Mine eyes with expectation fail ; 242) My lips shall dwell upon his praise, 278 
Mine innocence shalt thou display, 108) My lips with courage shall declare 244 
Monarchs of wide command, 287|My lips with shame my sins confess, 132 
Mortals, can you refrain your tongue, 285] My locks like snr? Pooe om = me 
More needful this than glitt’ring —_s -134|My Lord, my Conqu’ror, and my King, 371 
Mortals with joy beheld his face, 292|My name is printed on his breast; 403 
Moses beheld the promis’d land, 313|My overwhelming sorrows. 167 
Mountains, by his almighty wrath, 336)My passions rise and soar a 4 377 
Mourning souls, dry up your tears, s 26|/My pray’rs are now achatt’ring = a 
Much he reveal’d his Father’s grace, 114)My patience long can crimes endure; ¢ 
Much of my time has run to waste, 333)My Saviour’s pierced side, 479 
Must angels sink for ever down, 433) My Saviour shall my life restore, 126 
Must IJ be carried to the skies, s 63)“ My sister and my spouse,” he e: 328 
Must we indulge a long despair? 468/My sins a heavy load appear. lll 
‘My Advocate appears, 373] My song for ever shall reco 76 
My Advocate appears on high; 371) My soul’s bow’d down with heavy 59- 
My best Beloved keeps his throne, —_330|My soul lies humbled in the dust, 134 
My bright Example, and my Guide, 371)/My soul hath gone too far astray, 242 
My busy thoughts at first, 340|My soul, in pleasing wonder lost, s 132 
My cov’nant | will ne’er revoke, 183) My soul is like a wilderness, — 204- 
My cov’nant stands for ever fast ; 183] My soul is ravish’d at the thought s ae 


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My soul looks back to see 


My crimes are great, but can’t 
My soul, no more attempt todraw 447 


My cup is mingled with my woes, 


My days are wasted, like the smoke, 204/My soul obeys th’ Almighty call, 428 
My dear Almighty, and my God, 469) My soul rejoices to pursue s 82 
My dear, Almighty Lord, 373)|My soul shall pray for Zion still, 250 
My dove, who hidest in the rock, 326] My soul to pastures fair he leads, 326 


My soul was overwhelm’d with woes, 273 


My eyes and ears shall bless his name; 456 
My soul would all her thoughts 74 


My fainting flesh had died with grief, 94 


My faith would lay her hand 457|My soul would leave this heavy clay, 406 
My fastings and my holy groans 153| My spirit faints to see thy grace; 

“My Father’s house,” said he, was 156) My spirit, in thy hands secure, s 132 
My feet shal) never slide, 249) My spirit labours up thy hill, 143 
My feet shall travel all the length 157|My spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave, 74 
My first-born Son, array’d in grace, 183|My spirits flag, like with’ring grass, 204 
My foot is ever apt to slide, 11]|My Surety undertakes my cause, 371 
My flesh declin’d, my spirits fell, 229|My sword shall boastits thousands 308 
My flesh is food and physic too, 483! My thirsty, fainting soul 144 
My flesh lay resting on my bed, 143/My thoughts address his throne, 137 
My flesh will slumber in the ground, 76/My thoughts are like a troubled sea, 111 
My flesh shall thy first call obey, 73)My thoughts are searching, Lord, for 308 


My flesh was fashion’d by thy pow’r, 157|My thoughts, before they are my own, 268 
My flesh with fear and wonder stands 272! My thoughts lie open to the Lord, 270 
My flesh would rest in thine abode, 175|‘‘ My times are in thy hand’ ILery’d, 96 
My flying years time urges on, s 142)My tongue repeats her vows 250 
My glorious Madeuien t long s 70|My tongue shall all the day Fanaa 158 
My God—and cana humble child, 436|My tongue, the glory of my frame, 96 
My God forgive my follies past, 111|My trust is fix’d upon thy word, 257 
My God hath sav’d my soul from 229)My truth shall guard him in his way, 183 
My God, how excellent thy grace, 106) My waking eyes prevent the day, 23) 
‘My God,’ I cried, ‘thy servant save,’ 229|My wand’ring feet his ways mistake; 87 


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My God, [ cry with ev'ry breath, 351|My watchful enemies combine, 

My God, if possible it be, &6)My willing soul would stay 

My God, I long, I hope, I wait 243) N. t 

ar God, I would not long to see gs 7|Nations, the learned and the rude, 458 
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Nature and sin are pass’d awa 


God provides a richer cup, 73 ‘ 
Nature and time, and earth and skies, 


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My God shall break their bows, and 109 223° 


My God, thy long delay to save 274|Nature and time quite naked lie, 4l4 
My grace shall answer when they call; 190! Naked, guilty, poor, and blind, s 73 
My gracious God, how plain 80| Nature has all its glories lost, 341 
My groans, and tears, and forms of —_95| Nature shall be dissolv’d and die, 469 
My guilt appear’d but small before, 350)/Navies. that rule the ocean wide, 442 
My heart and flesh cry out for thee, 177|/Nations shall in a day be born, s 122 
ay heart dissolves in pangs unknown; 86|New life it spreads through dying 479 
'y heart grows warm with holy fire, 382|/New passions still their souls engage, 247 
My heart has studied just revenge, 307|/Night unto night his Name repeats, 377 
My heart, in midnight silence, cries, 238|No beams of cedar or of fir, 324 
4 heart is fix'd; my song shall raise 139|No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, 133 
ly heart shall triumph in my Lord, 190!No blood of beasts, on altars shed, 4 
My heart was fashion’d by thy hand ; 240|No blood of beasts on altars spilt, 1 


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No blood of goats, nor heifer slain, . 135)No voice but thine can give me rest, s 36 
No burning heats by day, 249|Now a new principle takes place, s 31 
No drop remains of all the curse, s _54)Now awake, ye slumbering virgins, s 153 
No evil tidings shall surprise 225|Now behold the dead awaking; s 152 
No fiery vengeance now, 395|Now bless, thou God of love, s 107 
No gnawing erief, no sad, heart _s| 68|Now, for the love I bear hisname, 347 


No ill shall enter where you dwell; 190 


No, let me rather freely yield s 49 
No longer will I ask your love, 380 
No med’cines could effect the cure, 217 
No more let sin or Satan reign 354 


No more let sins and sorrows grow, 200 
No more let human blood:-be spilt) s 118 
No more shall Atheists mock his long 130) 
No more shall bold blasphemers say, 126) 
No more shal! hunger pain their 310 
No more the bloody spear, 425 
No more, ye lusts, shall ye command ; 439} 
No more the drops of piercing grief s 149 
No gold, nor purple swaddling bands, s 11 
No prophet speaks to calm our woes, 164 
Nor children, relatives, nor friends, 255 
Nor death, nor hell shall e’er remove 362 
Nor dens of prey, nor flowery plains, 328) 
Nor does it yet appear, 322) 
Nor earth, nor all the sky, 43] 
Nor earth, nor seas, nor sun, nor stars, 369 
No fears he feels—he sees no foes s 33) 
Nor has the King of grace decreed 306 
Nor brother, there, nor friend I see s 14 
Nor less thy glories in the deep, 21) 
Nor let our voices ¢case 479 
Nor scorching sun, nor sickly moon 248) 
Nor shall the tyrant’s rage 26 

Nor will thy spreading gospel rest, 81 
No rayening lion shall destroy, s 115 
Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious ~—s_: 150 
No rising sun his transient beams s 68 
Nor sorrow, nor sickness, nor pain, s 70 
No smoking sweets, nor bleeding 381 
No sons of slander, rage and strife - 202 
No sun shall smite thy head by day; 247 
Not all his treasure can procure 124 
Not all that men or earth can do, 300) 
Not all that tyrants think or say, 376 
Not all the blessings of a feast 142 
Not all the chains that tyrants use 365) 


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Now, from his high, imperial throne, 38) 
Now from his Maker’s voice he’ flies, s 8 
Now he appears almost divine, 465 


Now he bedews old David’s root; 314 
Now he persuades, how easy. ’tis 465 
(Now he’s ascended high, 53 
Now I am thine,—for ever thine— 236 
Now I am thine—for ever thine—~ - 230 
‘ Now I can leave this world,’ he 302 


Now I complain, and groan, and die, 458 


Now I complain, and groan, and die, s 42 
Now I esteem their mirth and wine | 162 
Now I forbid my carnal hope, 112 
Now is the hour of darkness past; 319 
Now is the time: he bends his ear, | 195 
Now let my soul arise, . 373 
Now let our soul’s immortal powers 89 
Now let the church rejoice, and sing 181 
Now let the flaming weapon stand, 479 
Now let them boast how tall they 162 
Now let the world forbear its rage, , 214 
Now, Lord, thy feeble worm prepare; s. 54 
Now make thy glories known, 118 
Now may the King descend, s 83 
Now may our joyful tongues 396 
Now must the rising dead appear; 323 
No works, no duties of your own, 463 
Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear, 83 
Now rest, my long-divided heart, s 100 
Now shall my head be lifted high, 93 


Now shall my minutes smoothly run, 403 
Now shall the Lord exalt the just; 166 
Now shall the saints rejoice, and find 153 


Now redemption is completed, s 110 
Now, sinners, dry your tears, 438, 
Now, sinner, attend to his call, s 57 
Now they approach th’ Almighty 310 
Now the gracious Mediator, s 11] 


Now the full glories of the Lamb s 24 
Now the good-will of God isshowns 11 
Now they approach a spotless God, 310 


Not all the flatt’ring baits on earth 365|Now they are sent to guide our feet, 443 
Not all the harps above 431|Now they believe his word 215 
Not all their anguish, and their blood, 375|Now thou array’st thine awful face 441 
Not all the pains that e’er I bore 335|Now, though he reigns exalted high, 476 
Not by the terrours of a slave, 365|Now, through the veil of flesh I see, 325 
Not choicest meats, nor noblest wines, 457|Now to my soul, immortal King, 470 
Not for our duties, or deserts, 361|Now to my tent, O God, repair, 203 
Not for the want of bullocks slain, 127|Now to the God of victory 301 
Not for the want of goats or bullocks 129/Now to the God, whose power can 361 
Not for the want of goats or bullocks 131/Now to the hands of Christ, our 443 
Not fruits, nor wines, that tempt 143|Now to the heavens they mount 218 
Not half so far has nature plac’d 207|Now to the Lamb, that once was 291 
Not half so high his power hath 207|Now, to the shining realms above 381 
Nothing but truth, before his throne, 361)Now truth and honour shall abound, 179 
Not honey to the taste 80|Now we are born a sensual race, 450 
Not many years their rounds shall s 140)Now we may bow before his feet, 440 
Not life itself, with all its joys, 142|Now, ye who sit on earthly thrones, 55 
Not Sinai’s mountain could appear 151)}Now you may triumph at my feast, 488 
Not Gabriel asks the reason why, s 7 i; 

Not so the heir of heavenly bliss: s 146/O blessed power! O glorious day! 221 
Not so the impious and unjust, 51|O bless his name, ye people, fed, 211 
Not so th’ ungodly race ; 52)0 bless our, God, and never cease; 149 
Not such as hypocrites suppose, s$ 34/O bless the Lord, my soul; ; 208 
Not time nor nature’s narrow 225)O, bless the Saviour, ye whoeat, s 112 


Not the feign’d fields of heath’nish 


Not the most perfect rules they gave, 239}0! could I say without a doubt, — 
238|0, could our thankful hearts devise 401 
252!0! could we die with those who die, 411 


No treasures so enrich the mind ; 
Not walls, nor hills, could guard so 


452|O0 change these wretched hearts of ¢ 27 


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No war shall rage, no hostile feuds s 122/0! could we make our coubts remove, 414 


No vain discourse sha] fill our 
No vain pretence to royal birth, 


406|O dreadful hour, when God draws 
166\‘ O fearful! O faithless!’ in mercy he #102 


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O for a sight, a pleasant sight— 387\/0 may thy love sepia aemceoerns | 1394 
O, for a stron , a lasting faith, 411/0 may thy onaiienne igh, 337 
O for a word Toss Zion's King, 136|0 may th guide my feet, 58 
O for grace our hearts to soften! s 46/0 might I once mount up,andsee 398 
Oo, for his sake, attend our cry, 73/0, might I hear thy heavenly tongue 416 
O, for his sake, our guilt forgive, 560 might I fly tochange my place, 247 
O, for some signal of thine hand! —  417/On God the race of man depends, 146 
Oh! for this love, let earth and skies 483/On a poor worm thy power might 377 
O, for this love let rocks and hills 422'On all the wings of time it flies, .¢ 140 
O, guide me down the steep of age, s 142\On Babylon our feet shall: 296 
Oft has the Lord whole nations blest, 78|Once at Cana’s happy village, . s 129 
Of all the crowns Jehovah bears, s 62)Once has his awful voice declar’d a? 


Of his deliverance I will boast, s 55 
Of his kind care, how sweet a proof! s 46 
Often from their happy dwelling s 129 
Oft have I heard thy threat’nings 158 
Oft have my heart and tongue 72 
Oft have our fathers told, 123 


Oft he chastis’d, and still forgave, 171 
Oft he forgave their sins, 201 
Oft I frequent thy holy place, 469 
Oft, when they saw their brethren 171 
O God of nature and of grace, s 135 
O, glorious hope! O, blest employ! s 96 
O glorious hour! O blest abode! 75 
O God our King, whose sovereign 176 
O God, my inmost soul convert, s 141 
O glorious type of ey grace! 106 
© gracious God, in whom I live, s 42 
O! hadst thou left me unchastis’d, s 49 


O happy bond, that seals my vows s 100 
O happy state—divine abode, s 138 
O happy hour, when thou shalt rise 121 
O happy souls! O glorious state 365 
O happy souls who pray 177 
O how benevolent and kind! s 13 
O holy, holy, holy Lord, s 154 
O! I have seen the day, s 53 
O, how I hate these lusts of mine, 439 
0! if my Lord would come and meet, 393 


O Israel, make the Lord thy hope, 228 
O! tis impossible that we, 489 
O keep my soul from death, 92 
oO seal me to the Rock, 141 
O, let me climb those higher skies, 369 
O let my name engraven stand, 332 
O let my soul on thee repose, s 131 
O let the dead now hear thy voice; s 62 
O let thy God and King 119 
O let us, then, with joy record 216 
O let us fly, to Jesus fly, s 148 
O, like the sun may I fulfil 332 
O Lord of hosts, almighty King, 12 
© Lord, our heavenly King, 62 


O Lord, the pilot’s part perform, 
O, love of infinite degree! 


O love the Lord, all ye his saints, 96 
O love the Lord, ye saints of his ; 103; 
O make but trial of his love, 8°55 
O make thy reconciled face 96 
O, may I reach the happy place, 402) 
Omay [bear some humble part s 24 
O may each future age proclaim = s 130 
O may I in the Judge behold s 144 
O may I see thy tribes rejoice, 215 
D may I stand before the Lamb, 312 
O may my heart, by grace renew’d s 134 
O may we ever hear thy voice, s 66 
O may my humble soul be found, s 79 
O may my spirit daily rise, 331 


© may our sympathizing breasts 
O may the mem’ry of thy name, 
O may the righteous, when I stray, 


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Once have I sworn, I need no more, 
Once in the circuit of a year, 
Once they were mourning here below, 456 
Once ’twas a seat of dreadful wrath, 440 
Once you must die, and once forall; s 144 
Once David seem’d Saul’s certain s 52 
One day, amidst the place sss 38 
On earth thy mercy reigns, ; 

On earth is no such sweetness found, 485 
On earth we want the sight 347 


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One distant glim: ‘eager passion s 68 
One happy Hoot fhe 8 s 4 
One only hope may yet prevail. © s 75 
One privilege my heart desires 93 
O never let my Lord depart! 325 
On ev’ry side I cast mine 273 
On him the Spirit, lar, pour’d, s 13 
On impious wretches he will rain 66 
On kings that reign as David did, 79 
On thee foul spirits have no power; 242 
On thee th’ anointing Spirit came, 323 


On Tabor thus his servants view’d s 14 
On the word thy blood hath sealed, s 78 
On thee, our God, we all depend, s 136 
On this glad day a brighter scenes 4 


On us, all worthless as we are, s | 

On us he bids the sun 419 
On us th’ Almighty Lord ARE 
Un what aslipp’ry steep 163 
On wings of Jove the Saviour flew, s 124 
Open, Lord, the crystal fountain, s 63 
Open the gates of Zion now, 232 
Order my footsteps by thy word, 241 
Or he can take the flint away, 297 
Or, if he languish on his couch, 116 
Or if our spirit faints and dies, 448 


O send thy Spirit down—to write 241 


Or should I try to shun thy sight, 268 
O sinner, believe and adore s 57 
O sinners, come and taste his love, 103 
O! tell me that my worthless name 440 
O, tell me, with a — voice, 471 
O, that the happy hour were come; 459 
O that I thus could always feel! 3 112 
Other refuge have I none; s 59 
O, that I could now adore him, s 4 
Oh! to grace how great adebtor gs 56 
Oh that the joyful day were come, 71 


Oh that the months would roll away, 328 
Hee that the sons of ar would W219 

h, the sharp pangs of smarting pain, 432 
Oh’ the sweet wonders of chat euenig? 480 
Oh thou, whose mercy bends the skies, 145 


Oh turn us, turn us, mighty Lord, s a 


Our breath is forfeited by sin, 
Our days are as the grass, 
Our days run thoughtlessly along, — 393 
Our dearest joys, and nearest friends, 402 


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© may these thoughts possess my = 268/Our eyes look upwards to the hills, 477 
O may the sons of men record 217/Our children thou dost claim, — 2 106 
© may the sons of men record 218|Our everlasting hopes arise 9 
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Our foes insult us, but our hope 251|Peace, by such means, so dear] s 54 
Our foes would triumph in our blood, 165|Peace is the blessing that I seek, 247 
Our faith is feeble, we confess, s 53|Peace, with her olives crown’d, s 120 
Our fathers trusted in thy name, 85!People and realms, of every tongue, 160 


Our Father’s watchful care we bless, s 94/Perhaps he will admit my plea, s 30 
Our flesh and sense must be denied, 359|Perfect our souls in ew’ry grace, s 88 
Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, s 13)‘ Permit them to approach; he cries, 106 
Our glorious leader claims our praise, 456/Perpetual blessings from above 378 
Our God, how faithful are his ways, 350|Petitions now and praise may rise, 396 
Our God, our help in ages past, 187} Pillars of lasting brass proclaim 375 


Our God will'every want supply, 296!Pity my languishing estate, 60 
Our guilt shall vanish all away, 296)Pity the nations, O our God, 482 
Our guilty souls are drown’d in tears, 342|Place that awful scene before us, $ 142 
Our’guilty spirits dread 342)Pleasure and praise run through 443 
Our fonrt, that flinty, stubborn thing, 297|Poor, helpless worms in thee possess 342 
Our heavenly Father calls 475)Power and dominion are his due, 321 
Our help is in Jehovah’s name, 252| Powers of iniquity may rise, 194 


Our hope in waiting posture sits, 490|Praise God, from whom all blessings s 130 


Our humble faith here takes her rise, 484] Praise God, from.whom all blessings s 131 
Our hymns should sound like those 484/Praise him, ye celestial choirs, s 20 
Our Jesus shall be still our theme, s 66)Praise shall employ my noblest 278 
Our pore is a thorny maze, 406|Praise to the goodness of the Lord, 410 
Our life contains a thousand springs, 385|Praise the Saviour, all ye nations; s 123 
Our life is ever on the wing, 409|Praise ye the Lord; the Lord is good ; 261 
Our life, while thou preserv’st that s 65)Prayer makes the darken’d cloud s 90 
Our lips shall tell them to our sons, 169/Predestinated to be sons, 316 
Our lips would learn that joyful song, 483)Predictions in abundance meet, 454 
Our fives through various scenes are 414|Prepare me, Lord, for thy right hand ; 405 
Onur Lord into his garden comes, 329|Preserve me from the snares of sin, s 134 
Our moments fly apace, 188|Preserve us in love, s 71 
Our ration trembles at thy stroke,  140|Princes, this clay must be your bed, 412 
Our quicken’d souls awake, and rise 341|Princes to his imperial name 429 
Qur nation reads the written word, 316|Proclaim abroad his name, s 2 
Our reason stretches all its wings, | 427/Proclaim him King, pronounce him 151 
Our offspring, still thy care, s 106|Proclaim his wonders from the skies; 390° 

Yr soaring spirits upward rise, 427|Proclaim Salvation from the Lord, 416 


Our Sins before thee we confess; s 89/Prostrate Pll lie before his throne, s 30 
Our sorrows and our tears we pour 401|/Proud tyrants shall no more oppress, 66 
Our souls adore thy throne supreme, 461)Pure are the joys above the sky, 46 
Our souls he washes in his blood, 315|Pursue the pleasures you design, 

Our souls receive diviner breath, : 

Our souls shall draw their heavenly 477\Quick as their thoughts their joys '408 
Our souls shall tread the desert 405|Quite weary is my patience grown, 307 
Our souls would learn the heawnly 187 R. ; 
Onr troops shall gain a wide renown, 141|Rais’d by his Father tothe throne, 152 
Our very frame is mix’d with sin;  342/Rais’d from the dead, we live anew: 90° 
Our vitals, with laborious strife, 187|Rais’d from the dead, he goes before, 349 
Our voices join the heavenly strain; 305|/Raise monumental praises high, 4 
Our wants with every morning grow, s 89/Raise your devotion, mortal tongues, 420 
Our wasting lives grow shorter still, 407)/Ransom’d ones, approach the table s 114 
Our wearied spirits faint te see 437\Rebels, we broke our Maker’s laws; 488 
Our youth decay’d his power repairs; 206/Redeem us from perpetual shame, 118 
Out of the deep th’ almighty King = 460/Rehearse his praise with awe iz 


Out of the mouths of babes 62|Recall to mind the happy days, s 103 
O’er all the sons of human race 120)Redemption! ’tis a boundless theme; s 12 
O’er Jacob shall he reign, 293|Reflect—thou hast a soul to save: s 143 
O wash my soul from every sin, 132|Remember him who once applied, s 53 
O were I like a feather’d dove, 136|Remember al] thy grace, 91 
O, what amazing joys they feel, 388)/Remember what thy mercy did 215 
O, what a vast delight, 8 107|Rejoice—the Saviour reigns! s 23 
O what is feeble, dying man, 275|Rejoice, ye heavens; letev’ry star 319 
O, what iramortal joys I felt, 419|Rejoice, m glorious hope ; s 

O when shall Afric’s sable sons S 120/Rejoice, ye righteous, and record 199 
O who can ever find 81)Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high, 90 
O wondrous knowledge, deep and 271|Religion bears our spirits up, 3909 


© wondrous stream! O blessed type 214|Religion should our thoughts engage s 134 
O, wretched state of deep despair,  440/Renew mine eyes, and form mine ears, 452 
O ye angels, hovering round us, Ss 77|Repeated crimes awake our fears, s 25 
Oye, who love his holy name, 198)‘ Repent, and be baptiz’d” he saith, 315 
© what hath Jesus bonght for me! s 145/Restore him, sinking to the grave; s 98 
O what are all my suff’rings here, s 145|Restraining prayer, we cease to fight; s 90 
pict Rest for my soul T long to find: s 2 
Pains of the flesh are wont t’ abuse 317|Rest in the Lord, and keep his way, 109 
Pamper’d with wanton ease, 163|Return, almighty God, return; 172 
‘ardon and peace from God on high; 446|Return, O blissful Sun, and brings 13 

Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, s 25!Return, O holy Dove, return, s 4 


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s 103/Shine forth in ali thy dreas 

179|Shine into my distressed soul; — 
s 27|Shine, Lord, and my terrourshall s 38 
Rich were the drops of Jesus’ blood, 440|Short be your sleep, and coarse your 
great Redeemer, from thy seat, 65)Shortly this prisonofmy clay = — 


Return, O holy Dove, return, 
Return at once, when I reprove, 
Revive our dying graces, Lord, 
Revive our drooping faith; 


Rise, 


Rise, Lord, and help me to prevail s 38|Should all the forms that men devise 


Rivers of love, and mercy here, 
Rivers to the ocean run, 

Round each habitation hovering, 
Rulers and kings agree, 


Sad were my days, and dark my 


Safety to man thy goodness brings, 
Sailors rejoice to lose their fears, 
Sailors, who travel o’er the flood, 


Saints should 
Salvation, and immortal praise, 
Salvation ! let the echo fly 
Salvation to the King, 


167\Should friends and kin 

Safe in my Saviour’s love I'll stand, s 151|Should I distribute all my store, — 10 
107|Should I suppress my vital breath, 271 
219/Should’st thou condemn my soul to 134 
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295|Should all the hosts of death, | 373 

s 67|Should burning arrows smite thee 247 
s 116|Should death, and hell and powers 372 
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Should earth against my soul engage, 413 
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verty’s consuming blow s 183 
rovidence profusely pour s 133 


e joyful in their King, 287/Should sudden vengeance seize my 132 

418|Should worlds conspire to drive me 

428)Shout, and proclaim the Saviour’s love,487 

423|Shout to your King, ye exipared host, 390 
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Salvation to God, s 73|Shout, ye seraphs; Gabriel, raise 20 
Salvation to the Lord belongs; 56/Shew us some token of thy love, s 85 
Salvation to the Name 485|Silent I waited, with long-suffering 129 
Satan may vent his sharpest spite, 424/Simeon and Anna both conspire 454 
Sav’d—the deed shall spread new s 78|Sin, and the powers of hell, 91 
Say 10 the nations, Jesus reigns, 196)Sin, like a raging tyrant, sits 434 
Say to the heathen, from thy throne, s 118/Sin, my worst enemy before, 5 
Say, Live for ever, glorious King, s 17|Since at his feet my soul has sat, s 
Say, radiant seraphs, thron’din —_s_12\Since I have learn’d thy holy ways, 77 
Say to the Power that shakes the sky, 149/Since I’m a stranger here below, 240 
Scarce a few hours or minutes roll, s 42|Since ’tis thy work al s 33 
Scarce will he trust an ill report, 71|Since thou hast been my “ 
Scoffers appear on eyery side, 68|Sing of his dying love; s 71 
Seasons, and months, and weeks, and s_94|Sing of his power, and justice too, 390 
Seasons and times,and moonsand _147|Sing how Eternal Love 438 
Seasons and times obey his voice; 146)Sing, how he left the worlds of light, 399 
See, dearest Lord, our willing souls 437|Sing on your heavenly way, s 


See from his head, his hands, his feet, 478 
See, at thy door I stand and knock; s 105 


See, here an endless ocean flows 426 
See him below his angels made! 64 
See, his mighty arm is bar’d, s 75) 
See how I pass my weary days, 60 


See how the Conqu’ror mounts aloft, 420 
See how the pit gapes wide for you, 405 
See how the Prince of darkness tries 69 
See the kind angels at the gates, 406 
See the vain race of mortals move, 112 
See the fair way his hand has rais’d, s 115 
See the streams of living waters, s 116 
See the Judge our nature wearing, s 153 
See the rocks and mountains rendings 132 
See ir one scale his perfect law, s 75 
See where it shines in Jesus’ face, 402 
Seize the kind promise, while it waits, 196 
Seizing my soul with sweet surprise, 386 
Self may its poor reward obtain, s 35 
Send comforts down from thy right 383 
Send some message from thy word, s 85 
Sense can afford no real joy, 204 
Seven times a day I lift my hands, 235 
Shake off the thoughts of dying too, 407 
Shaking the head, they pass me by, 85 


Shall I be still tormented more? 59 
Shal! I for ever be forgot, 68 
Shall man reply against the Lord, 352 
Shall persecution, or distress, 300 


Shall they escape without thy frown? 138 
Shall man, the great master of all, s 135 
Shall join the disembodied saints, s 145 
She lays her own advantage by, 360 
She ne’er desires, nor seeks to know 360 
She pleads for a} the joys she brings, 461 
Shepherd of thy blood-bought sheep, s 109 
She, too, who touch’d thee inthe —_s 103 
Shew my forgetful feet the way, 469 


Sing praises to the righteous Lord, 64 
Sing, till we feel our heart Ss 57k 
Sing, to the honour of his name 103 
Sing to the Lord, exalt him high, 280 
Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, 150° 
Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his, 95. 
Sinners, awake betimes; ye fools, be m4 
Sinners before his presence die: ‘ 


Sinners, believe the Saviour’s word; 


Sin’s promis’d joys are turn’d to pain, = 
Slaughter, and my devouring sword, 307 


So by thy power the morning sun 37 
So corn that on the house top stands, 256 
So darkness struggles with the light, 458 
So fathers their young sons tise, 207 
So for our sins we justly feel 251, 
So let thy grace surround me still, 271 
So Jesus look'd on dying men, s 124 
So Jesus slept; God’s dying Son = ¢_ 1. 

So fast eternity comes on 1 
Sometimes I find him in my way, 327 
Some trust in horses train’d for war, 8&3 
Some walk in honour’s gaudy show; 112 
So manifold our crimes have been, $ 2 
So may I sing, in Jesus safe, 

So on a tree livicel fair, 462, 
Soon as thine only Son had made 443 
Soon as the morn the Jight reveal’d, s 37 
Soon as we draw our infant breath, 133 
Soon Afric’s long enslaved sons S 1 
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Soon shall the blended Image fall, s 119/Tempests of angry fire shall roll, 412 
Soon shall we hear him say, s 71)Tell how he shews his smiling face, 390 
So pilgrims, on the scorching sand, — 142/'Tell how he took our flesh, 425 
Sorrow and pain wear out my days; _59/'Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, 415 
So Sampson, when his hair was lost, 300/Temptations vex my inmost soul, 116 
So will the King the more rejoice 120/Temptations fled at his rebuke, 76 
So shall my walk be close with God, s 48/Tempted souls, they bring you s 77 
So shall the bright succession run, s 97/Tender and kind be all our thoughts ; 358 
So shall their course more grateful s 138/Tenderest branch, alas! I lie s 61 
So spread the honours of thy name, s 8]/Ten thousand ages ere the skies 434 
So sprung the plague from Adam’s _388/Thousands of captive slaves, 364 
So strange, so boundless was the love, 437|Ten thousand praises to the King; on 


So waits my soul tosee thy grace;  257/Ten thousand dying souls 8 
So when a raging fever burns, 459/Ten thousand witnesses arise ; s 93 
So, when he sent his angel down 189/Ten thousand thousand precious gifis 55 


So, when our first release we gain 216That bounteous Hand my thoughts s 135 
So when thy trumpet’s awful sounds 79)/That cruel persecuting race 61 
Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, 205/That day shall shew thy power is 221 
Speak, for you feel his burning love, 390/That dear blood, for sinners spilt, s 114 
Speak, gracious Lord, my sickness s 29/That mount how bright! those forms s 14 


Stretch thy desires abroad, 173|The beaten path and highway side s 87 
Strike, mighty grace, my flinty soul, 433)/The blissful interview, how sweet, s 144 
Strike through thy stubborn foes, 118/The bounties of thy love 89 
Stronger than death thy love is known, 332/The brightest things below the sky 402 
Strong is his arm, his heart is wise; 336|The brightness of our Maker’s name 418 
Such is the conqueror’s reward, s_105|The brutes obey their God, 419 
Such wondrous love awakes the lip 331/The burden of our weighty euilt, 438 
Such wondrous power doses he possess, 243/The busy tribes of flesh and blood, 186 


Such wonders power divine effects, s 98|The bitter torments he endur’d, ~— 5 111 
Such favours as a God can give, 312/The changing seasons he ordains 281 
Such honours never come by chance, 165/The changing wind, the flying cloud, 282 
Such seeds of sin, that bitter root, 70|The city of my blest abode 494 
Such was the pity of our God, 343)/The chronicles of heaven shall keep s 80 
Such was thy truth, and such thy 456|The clouds like rivers, rais’d on high, 148 
Sun, moon, and stars, convey thy 81)The crowns of all those princes shine, 461 
Supported by thy heav’nly aid, 57/The cup of wrath is ready mix’d, 318 
Sure, as the moon that rules the 184)The cup stands crown’d with living 486 
Sure I must fight, if I would reign; s 63)/The cov’nant may they keep, 5 106 
Surely the mercies of the Lord 88)The darkness and the light 79 
Sure such infinite affection s 111|The day glides swiftly o’er their 403 
Sure there was never love so frees 111|The dead no more can speak thy 228 
Sure the blest Comforter is nigh; s 31)The dealings of his hand 9) 
Surprising grace! and such were 345)The dear delights we here enjoy, 293 
Sweet are thy lips; thy pleasing voice 328|/The desert grows a fruitful field, 146 
, Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, 414/The dearest idol I have known, s 48 
Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; 190/The drunkard feels his vitals waste; 217 
Sweet is the mem’ry of his name, 476|The dust returns to dust again; 339 
Sweet is thy speech, and heavenly " 119|The earth stands trembling at thy 212 
Sweet majesty and awful love! 429/The evil and the just partake s 136 
Sweet Jesus, ev'ry smile of thine; 420/Thee let the fathers own, s 106 
Swift as an eagle cuts the air, 313/Thee, mighty God, our souls admire, 430 


‘Pi Thee, triumphant God and Sayiour, s 142 
Take down thy long neglected harp; s 80)'Th’ eternal law before him stands: 471 
Take off his clothes of shame and ——-355|Th’ eternal shepherd still survives, s 99 
Teach all the nations thy commands ; 357\The evening rests our weary head, 379 
Teach me to do thy holy will, 274|'The eyé of thy compassion, Lord, 101 
Teach me to live, that I may dread s 131/The eyes of God regard his saints, 102 
Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man, 186|The faith that unites to the Lamb, s 32 


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The food’s prepar'd by heavenly art, 48' 
The feeling heart, the melting eye, s 89 
The flowery spring, at thy command, s 93 
The flow’ry tribes all blooming rise, s_ 5 
The foolish builders, scribes and 232 
The footsteps of thy flock I see; 324 
The frowning scribes and angry priests 63; 
The gates of the devouring grave 
The Gentile nations are the Lord’s; 
The gladness of that happy day ! 
The glorious tenants of the place 
The glory of his robes proclaim 


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The glutton groans and loaths to eat ; 217 
The gospel trumpet hear, s 89 
The God of Abra’am claims our 453 
The God of glory, down to men, 303 
The God of heaven maintains his 267 
The God of Jacob chose the hill 258 


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The God of Zion cheers our hearts 
The God that rules.on high, 
The God we serve, maiotains his 


The God we worship now, 124 
The gospel bears my spirit up: 362 
The gospel bids the dead revive; 455 
The government of earth and seas 299 


The graves of all the saints he bless’d, 376 
The great Invisible! he dwells 470 
The great, the wicked, and the proud, 442 
The hand that gave it, still supplies s 82 
The happy gates of gospel grace 295 
The haughty sinner [ have seen, 110 
The heathen lands that lie beneath 159 
The heathen realms, with Israel’s 314 
The heathens know thy glory, Lord, 197 
The heavenly natives with delight s 96 
The heavenly heritage is theirs ; 110 
‘The heav’n of heavens he with his s 139 
‘Tho heavens are for his curtain 210 
The heav’ns his rightful power 199 
The heavenly Babe you there shall s 10 
The Highest saw her low estate, 320 


The hill of Zion yields 392 
The holy triumphs of my soul 420 
The hosts of God encamp around 3s 55 
The humble soul thy words revive; 337 


The humble poor he won’t despise, s 108 
The holy church, throughout the s 154 
Th’ immortal vine of heavenly root 325) 
The impious crew, that factious band, 203) 
Their captive sons expos’d to scorn, 220 
Their cruel plough hath torn my flesh, 256 
Their dark designs were all reveal’d, 430 
Their faith and works, brought forth 127 
Their faicied joys how fast they flee! 162 
Their feevle frames my power shall s 146 
Their feet shall never slide to fall, 248 
Their feet were never made to move, 228 
Their glory shines with equal] beams ; 404 
Their gods, have tongues that cannot 263 
Their golden cordials cannot ease 304 
Their hands shall bear you, Jest you 190 
Their hatred, and their love is lost, 337 
Their hope and portion lie below ; 75 
Their impious tongues blaspheme 163 
Their joys shall bear their spirits up, 182 
Their lifted eyes salute the skies, 361 
Their malice rag’d without a cause; 220) 
Their miseries his compassion mov’d, 220 
Their names were in his book ; 215) 
Their oaths and promises they break, 68 
Their prayers and vows before him 17] 
Their priesthood ran through several 366 
Their rage is levell’d at my life, 136 
Their secret fires in caverns lay, 430 


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The fearful soul, that tires and faints 466/Their souls al dy 


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The Jews esteem’d hi 
The Jews he fore’ 
The Jews, his bret’ 
The Jews, the | 


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The joys, the shout, the 
The Judge prepares hi 
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The Lamb shall lead his heaver 
The Lamb ho the m 

The Lamb, that freed my captive 
The lamb, the dove, set forth, 

The land of silence and of death 
The larger monsters of the deep 
The last great day shall change the 
The law and gospel of the Lord, 
The law condemns the rebel dead; 4 
The Jaw discovers guilt and sin, 

The law its best obedience owes 


The law proclaims no terrour now, 2 
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‘The law, that issues from thy mouth, 
The lids he so seldom could close, s 
The light, and strength, and 

The ling’ring, the unwilling soul, 
The lion, with his dreadful roar : 
The lion'and the lamb shall feed 
The liquid element below = i 
The little ants for one poor grain 
The little hills on every side 
The living know that they must die, 
The Lord beheld me sore distress’d;_ 
The Lord builds up Jerusalem, 

The Lord can clear the darkest skies, 
The Lord consum’d their years in _ 
The Lord delights to see their ways; 


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The Lord from his celestial throne, 
The Lord grew angry on his throne, 2 
The Lord hath eyes to give the blind yl 
The Lord himself chose out their =. 
The Lord himself will judge his 7 
The Lord his people loves ; be! 
The Lord—how absolute he reigns! | 
The Lord! how glorious is his face! 
The Lord in heaven has fix’d his 
The Lord in vengeance dress’d, 

The Lord in Zion plac’d his name; 
The Lord is God; ’tis he alone 

The Lord is good; the Lord is kind; 
The Lord is just and kind; 

The Lord makes bare his arm, 

The Lord of glory builds his seat 


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The Lord of life this table spreads, 47 
The Lord, of old, for Jacob fought; — 2 
The Lord, our glory and defence, 18 
The Lord proclaims his power aloud, 94 
The Lord reveals his face, 

The Lord sits sovereign on the foot! 
The Lord will make him know 91 
The Lord will on my side engage; — 221 
The Lord will thy best hopes fulfil, 255 
The Lord supports our tott’ring days, 278 
The Lord takes pleasure in the just, 287 
The Lord, that bruis’d the serpent’s 152 
The Lord, who sits above the skies, 54 


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The Lord, the highest God, 293 
‘The Lord their diff’rent language 359 
"Lhe Lord, who sees the poor oppress’d, 67 
‘The Lord, who such wonders can s 135 


The Lord will raise Jerusalem, 205 
The Lord with indignation heard, 170 
‘The love of gold be banish’d hence, 467 
‘The lying tempter would persuade, 56 
‘The manna came from lower skies, 477 
"The manna like a morning shower, 170) 


The man possess’d among the tombs, 463 
‘The man who doth his neighbour = 203) 
The man who durst despise 35: 

The man, that, in his furrow’d field, 253 
‘The man that offers humble praise, 127 
‘The man that walks in pious ways, 71 
The man of charity extends s 125 
The meek and humble souls shall see 86 
The meek at last the earth possess, 108 
The men of grace have found, 39% 


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The men who keep thy Jaw with care, 237 
The men, who know thy name, will 64 
The men who Jove and fear thy name, 59 
The mighty Conqu'ror shall appear, 294 
The mighty God, whose matchless 313 
The more thy glories strike mine 415 
The mountains shook like frighted 227 
The myst'ries of redeeming grace 299 
Then all, who love and fear the word, 246 
Then all the chosen seed 315 
The name of Jacob's God defends, 83 
The nations that rebel, 54 
The nations thou hast made, shall 179 
Then at thy feet, with awful fear, 415 
Then, by an angel’s midnight stroke, 214 
Thence he arose, ascended high, 376 
Thence I derive a glimpse of ‘hope, 274 
Thence they are huddled to the grave, 304 
Then clear the dark tempestuous s 81 
Then come, receive my grace, 340 
Then, dearest Lord, in thine embrace, 445 


Then did I raise a louder cry, 273 
Then felt my sou] the heavy load, 350 
Then he adorn’d the upper skies ; 460 
Then he shall make his justice 352 


Then his high praise shall fill their 287 
Then how the frighten’d sinners fly, 217 
Then I arise, and search the street, _327 
Then I confess’d iny troubled thoughts, 98 
The night is witness to my tears; 274 


Then in the hist’ry of my age, 157 
Then in the Lord let Israel trust, 257 
Then in the last great harvest,I s_ 136 
Then I repent, and vex my soul, 386 
Then let his pride advance 75 
Then let me every day review, s 141 


Then let infernal legions roar, s 101 
Then let me make the Lord my trust, 108 
Then let my soul march boldly on, 421 
‘Then let my wond’ring heart confess, s 135 


Then let our humble faith address 356 
Then let our songs abound, 392 
Then let our souls adore ourGod, 298 
Then let our souls in Zion dwell, 413 
Then Jet our Jand on God alone 84 
Then Jet the children of the saints 350) 


Then let the last, loud trumpet sound, 376) 
Then let the name of Christ, our 404 
Then let the sovereigns of the globe 445 
Then let the world forbear its rage, 213 
Then let the world forbear its rage, 214 
‘Then let us adore, s 73 
Then lot us all in love abound, s 125) 
Then let us join the heavens above,s 12 
Then man to daily labour goes; 211 
The noble and the base 174 
The northern pole, and southern, rest 182 
The noblest creature seen low, s 73 


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Then Satan’s kingdom shall from s 121 


Then, Saviour, then my soul receive, s 142 
Then shall I love thy gospel more, 245 
Then shall I see thy lovely face, 294 


Then shall [ see, and hear, and know 191 
Then will my cheerful powers rejoice, 57 
Then shall my heart have inward joy, 235 
Then shall my soul, Ogracious God! s 143 
‘Then shall my soul no more complain ; 274 


Then shall mankind no more in s 121 
Then shall our active spirits move; 389 
Then shall our love and joy be full 314 
‘Then shall the flocking nations run 145 
Then shall the nations know 175 
Then shall they rule, with iron rod 288 
Then shall thy neighbour, next in 351 


Then shall thy saints exult with joy s 121 
‘Then shall we shine before thy 188 
Then, should insulting foes invade, s 91 
Then should the earth’s old pillars 411 
Then shall we see the saints above, 41) 
Then smiling nature shall express s 137 
Then steadfast let us still remain, s 151 
Then spake the Saviour, “Lo, ’m 114 
Then, swift and dreadful she descends 375 
Then they might fight, and rage, and 398 
Then they who live shall changed be, s 148 
Then to his new commands 352 
Then to his glorious throne on high, s 19 
Then to the Lord they raise their 217 
Then to the Lord they raise their 219 
Then, to thy throne, victorious King, 388 
Then thy people’s doors he pass’d, s 110 
Then trust me, and fear not; thy life s 103 
Then was the great salvation spread, 115 
Then, while ye hear my heart-strings 302 
Then was the cov’hant order’d sure, s 101 
Then well may mortals try in vain, s 19 
Then why, my soul, these sad 398 
Then, what my thoughts design to do, 337 
Then will he own my worthless 345. 
Then will I daily to the world s 132 
Then will I make thy mercy known, 135 
Then will I raise my tuneful voice, 105 
‘Then will I say, “‘ My God, thy power, 189 
Then will the Lord a refuge prove 64 
Then will I teach the world thy ways, 134 
Then with angels we'll again sR 
The oath and promise of the Lord 362 
The op’ning heavens around me shine, 406 
The order of thy house, 124 


The pains, the groans, the dying strife, 393 
The pangs of our expiring Lord 156 
The passions of my hope and fear 96 
The pastures smile in green array, 146 
The patient soul, the lowly mind, 258 
The peaceful gates of heavenly bliss, 440 
The pity of the Lord, 209 
The plants of grace shall ever live; 191 


The pleasures that allure our sense, 436 


The powers of hell agree, 342 
The present moments just appear, 409 
The proud have fram'd their scoffs 245 
The prophecies must be fulfil’d,  s 119 
There all the heavenly hosts are 415 
There all the millions of his saints s 149 
There are no acts of pardon past, 338 
There, as in some prophetic glass, 161 


There, bound in chains, the lions roar, 428 
There endless crowds of sinners lie, 375 
There everlasting spring abides, 414 


There for sinners thou art pleading; s 26 
There, from the bosom of my God, 381 
There grow thy saints in faith and 191 
There guilty ghosts of Adam’s race, 400 
There his full glories shine, 426 


There I behold, with sweet delight, 468 
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There’s an inheritance divine, 306/These weapons of the holy war, 
There is a stream whose gentle flow 121/These western shores, ournative 
There's full redemption at his throne, 257|These walls we tothy honour raise, 3 
There’s none can know the Father 298/The scape goat,on hishead, © s 
There's none of all my sons above, 181|The shadow of thy wings 
‘There I would vie with all the host, 415/The shining worldsabove 
There like streams that feed thy s 117/The smilingsofthy face, => 
There, mighty God, thy words 176)The sick, the pris’ner, poor and blind, 
‘There my God bore all my guilt; s_15/The sin that close besets me still, 7 
There’s not a sparrow, nor a worm, 434|The softest couch that nature knows, 4 


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There’s nothing round this spacious 380/'The soften’d ridges of the field 148 
There's no tongue shall silent be, s 72)The sons of earth, and sonsof hell, 88 
There on a green and flow’ry mount, 406\The sons of good old Jacobseem’d 168 
There, on a high majestic throne, 394|The sons of violenceand lies = -:138 
‘There, on the cursed tree, 479|The sorrows of the mind wh 392 
There our exalted Saviour reigns, | 420/The soul that seeks me shal] obtain 340 
‘Vhere Persia, glorious to behold 16U|The soul who longs to. see my face, s 107 
There Satan, the first sinner, lies, | 400\The sovereign King of kings, — 370 
There shall his sacred spirit dwell, 297/The sovereign will of God alone 341 
There shall [ bathe my weary soul 413)The spacious earth, and spreading 402 
There shall I offer my requests, 93|The sparrow builds herself a nest, 177 
There shall I wear a starry crown, 421/The sparrow chooses where torest, 175 
There shall we drink full draughts — 383|The sparrow for her young li7 
There shall we sit, and sing, and tell 427/The Spint takes delight to view 344 
There shed thy choicest love abroad, 366)The spirit, like a peaceful dove, 358 
There ships divide the wat’ry way, 212/The spirit, like some heavenly wind, 341 
‘There streams of endless pleasure 73|The spirit shall descend andshow 115 
There the dark earth and dismal 126/The spirit wrought by faith and love, 303 
There the great Monarch of the skies 176)The starry curtains of the sky, 206 
There the Redeemer sits, 426|T’he starry heavens thy rule obey, 287 
There the rich bounties of our God, 480)The strings that twine about my 436 
There, tho’ besieged on every side, s 116/The storm is laid—the winds retire, s 65 


There they could find no leading road, 216|/The sun shall see his offspring rise, 184 


There the young seeds of thought — 269/The sun supplies the day with light: 263 
There to fulfil his sweet conmands 427|The sun withdraws his vita] beams, s 137 
There we shall see his face, 392/The sure provisions of my God (088 
There, where my blessed Jesus 420/The swallow near thy temple lies, 399 
There would I find a settled rest, 88/The swelling billows know their . 210 
The rich have statues well adorn’d 229|/The swelling tide had stoptour. 251 
The righteous Lord loves righteous _67|The sword, the pestilence, or fire, 189 
The righteous, with a joyful sense, 220|The terrour of one frown of thine 140 
The rising morning can’t assure, 379/The testimonies of thy grace, 236 
The rising sun, serenely bright, s 5)The things, soJong foretold - 53 
The rising God forsakes the tomb! s 17|The thorny ground is sure to balk s 87 


The Rock of Israel ever lives, 79|The thirsty ridges drink their fill, 148 
The rolling sun, the changing light, _81/The thunder of that dismal word | 439 
The Root of David, here we find, 301)The thunder of his sharp rebuke 167 
The royal sinners, bound in chains, 228;The thunders of his hand : 472 
The sacred truths, his lips pronounce, 181|The tongue, that most unruly power, 467 
The saints from his propitious eye, 444)The tree of life adorns the board, 486 
The saints on earth, and all the dead, 462)The tree of life, that, near the throne, 478 
The saints shall flourish in his days, 159|The trees of life immortal stand, — 382 
The saints shaN mount oneagles’ —309/The troubled conscience knows thy 453 
The saints of God, from death set s 148/The tumults of my tho ogee | 

The Saviour, when toheavenhe s 97/Thetumultofmy thoughts 92 
Tho saints, unable to contain 258|The types bore witness to his name, 454 
The saint who triumphs o'er his sins, 312/The unbelieving world shall wail, 320 


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The scaly shoals amidst the sea, 416)/The unveil'd glories of hisface 310 
The scoffer owns thy hand, and pays 253/The veil of night is no disguise; 

The Scribe and angry Priest 233/The various months thy goodness — 148 
‘The sea and sky must perish too, 384)The vengeance to your folliesdue 338 
‘These are the joys he lets us know, 331/The vices of the mind he heals, «206 
These are the joys which satisfy, s 47|The virgin’s promis’d Son is born; 299 
Those are the men, the pious race, 90|The vile, the lost—he calls to them; s 112 
The Second Adam shall restore 318)/The vines that encircle the howers s 135 
These are a portion of his ways; 473)The virtue of his sovereign word 59 


The seeds of joy and glory, sown, 199|The vital savour of hisname 393 
The seed that finds a stonysoil,_s 87/The volume of my Fathers grace . 446 
These are the wounds for you I bore, 487/The voice of this alarming scene. s¢ 147 
These Jesser glories of the Son, 62|'The want of sight she well supplies; 451 
These lively hopes we owe 442|The watchmen join their voice, 298 
These garlands of immortal joy —_s_115/The waters saw thee, mighty God, 168 
These on my heart are still impress’d ; 270!The waves lay spread beneath his 62 


These on my heart by night [ keep; 272/The waves of swelling grief 425 
The paschal sacrifice, s 9|The waves of trouble, how they rise! 426 
. These sacred words impart 447|The wealthy sinner he eontemns,  —__ 


‘These inward trials I employ, s 4l)|The whole creation canafford -—- 367 
These temples of his grace, 123/The whole creation joininone, 321 


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The whole discourse, when neighbours 67 


The wicked borrows of his friends, 109 
‘The wicked shall his triumph see, 224 
‘The wicked shall sink down to hell; 65) 
The widow and the fatherless 151 


The wild young lions, pinch’d with 102) 
The wings of every hour shall bear 276 
The woman’s Seed shall be my Son; 347 
The will perverse, the passions blind, s 27 
The words of his extensive love 349) 
The work, O Lord, is thine, 233; 
The works and wonders which they 462 
The world beheld the glorious change, 253) 
The world is manag’d by thy hands; 277 
The world’s foundations by his hand 210 
The worlds of nature and of grace — 292 
The world to comme, redeem’d from all 64 
The wretch, who deals in sly deceit, 203 
The year rolls round, and stealsaway 407 


They are justified by grace; s 69 
Thus are lights upon the earth, s 69 
They broke the cov’nant of his love, 169 
They can’t redeem one hour from 126 
They die in Jesus, and are bless’d; 302! 
‘They dread thy glitt’ring tokens, 147 


They find access at ew’ry hour 365) 
They first their own burnt-off’rings 366 
They fly, like chaff before the wind, 105 
They give a loose to wild desires; 338 
They go from strength to strength, 178 
They groan, and curse him on their 105 
‘They hate me, Lord, without a cause, 246 
‘They hate my soul without a cause, 153 
They have drawn out a threat’ning 109! 
They know not, Lord, nor will they 174 
They leave their native shores behind, 218 
They love the road that leads to hell; 105 
They mark’d the footsteps hg had = 456 
They mourn their follies past, 97 
They plant their snares to catch my 104 
They put thy judgments from their 65 
They produce the fruits of grace, s 69 
They saw the Conqueror mount on s 64 
They saw him cleave the mighty sea, 170 
They saw the plagues on Egypt 170 
They saw thy wonders wrought, 215 
They say, ‘‘’Phe Lord nor sees, nor 193) 
They scorn to seek our golden toys; 408 
‘They shall be seiz’d with sad surprise ; 136 
They shall be taken from my sight, 312 
They shall find rest who learn of me, 357 
They sow the fields, and trees they 219) 
They taste of all the joys that grow, 407 
They who would grow divinely wise, 223 
They thirst; and waters fromthe 214 
They tread my honour to the dust, 154 
They turn’d their eyes away, 364 
They watch to do their neighbour 128 
They’J] sooner waft us o’er 188 


They wrest my words to mischief —_-138 
They wound his head, his hands, his 87 
Thine ancient family, the Jews, 481 
Thine anger, like a pointed dart, 120} 


Thine anger turns our frame to dust: 187 
Thine arrows stick within my heart, 111 
Thine arrows through the sky were 169) 
Thine by cov’nant and adoption, s 129 
Thine eyes did all my limbs survey, 269 
Thine eye with nicest care survey’d 272, 
Thine eye beholds, with kind regard, s 6 
“Thine honours crown his head, 6 

Thine hand shall find out all his foes; 85 
Thine honour shall for ever be 422 
Think of the tribes so dearly bought, 163) 
Think, O my soul, the dreadful day 412! 
Think on the cov’nant thou hast 165} 


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This earth is affected no more s 149 
This flesh of mine might learn as 435 
This glorious hope revives s 128 
This holy bread and wine 475 
This infant is the mighty God, 299 
This is my body—broke for sin— 474 
This is the comfort I enjoy, 243 
This is the field where hidden lies 446 
This is the folly of their way: 125 
This is the glorious day, 233 


This is the grace that lives, and sings, 397 
This is the Judge that ends the strife, 446 
This languishing head is at rest, 3 149 


This is the Light prepar’d to shine, 302 
This is the man did once pretend 87 
This is the man may rise, and take 89 
This is the Man, th’ exalted Man, 429 
This is the sense that Moses spake; 351 


This is the spouse of Christ, our God, 332 
This is your portion at my hands,— 464 
This life ’s a dream, an empty show; 75 
This man at humble distance stands, 359 
This mortal life decays apace, 113 
This remedy did wisdom find, 455 
This season of your being, know, s$ 141 
This shall be known, when we are 205 
This shall his humble foll’wers see, -155 
This shaJl invite thy saints to pray; 98 
This spotless robe the same appears, s 62 


This Sodom felt, and feels it still, 387 
This soul reviving wine, 485 
This the old rebel angels knew, 387 
This was compassion like a God 476 
This was my comfort, when i bore 240 


Those are the prayers of all the saints, 291 
Those eyes,so long in darkness veil’d, s 144 
Those heaps of wrath, by slow 311 
Those holy gates for ever bar 346 
Those soft, those blessed feet of his, 429 
Those bodies, that corrupted fell, s 151 
Those who in wealth and pleasure 251 
Those that on earth my name have 190 
Those wand’ring cisterns in the sky, 148 
Those watchful eyes that never sleep, 470 


Thou art a God, before whose sight 58 
Thou art all fair, my bridetome; 328 
Thou art my everlasting trust ; 157 
Thou art my God, my only hope, 111 
Thou art my Pilot wise; 59 
Thou art the earnest of his love, 366 
Thou art the sea of love, 431 
Thou boastest, “ Lam wise and rich,” s 105 
Thou didst divide the raging sea, 64 


Tho’ saints to sore distress are brought, 65 
Thou canst change the course of s 129 
Thou canst not entertaina king; s 106 
Thou earth, enlighten’d by his rays s 139 
Thou givest me the lot ) 141 
Thou great and good, thou just and 148 
Thou hast my promise, hold it fast ; s 105 
Thou hast begun to set: us free, 179 
Thou hast redeem’d our souls with 292 
Thou hast secur’d my soul from death ; 138 
Thou know’st the anxious cares wes 98 


Thou lovely chief of all my joys, 439 
Thou, O Christ, art all I want; s 59 
Thou spread’st the curtains of the | 334 
Thou sun, with dazzling rays, 282 
Thou wilt arise, and shew thy face; 204 
Thou wilt display that sovereign 70 


Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, 66 
Thou wilt regard my cries, 137 
Thou-wilt reveal the path of life, 
Though all created light decay, 

Though qomfortless my soul remain, s 66 


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This Abra’am found: he rais’d the s 52 
This awful God is ours, 


Though dead, they speak in reason’s s 33 
Thouch distresses now attend thee, s 43 


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Though earthly shepherds dwell in s 99/Thus teach me, gracious God, to sow 
Though for a time I hide my face, s 79'Thus the appointed Lamb must bleed, 464 
Though greedy worms devour my —294/Thus the great Judge with glory s 137 
Though yet griev’d thy Spirit,  134/Thus the reame, = . 479 
Though in a bare and rugged way, s 64)Thus thy care, for all providing, s 126 
Though in ourselves deform’d we —_-323/Thus they are blest: but if they sin, 220 
Though in the paths of death I tread, s 64/Thus, till my last ae ods 42 
Though in the dust I lay my head; —_ 73) Thus, till a thousand yearsaye —— ¢ 123 


Though I walk through the gloomy 


‘Though now an infant bath’d in 
Though once he bow’d his feeble 


Though, press’d with fears on ev’ry s 108)Thus we e 


87/Thus to his Son he sware, and said, 

Though much exalted in the Lord, s 44/Thus to his church, his chosen bri 

s 12)Thus to the parents, and their 
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Though rocks and quicksands deep s 59|Thus were the tribes from bondage 214 


Though Satan for a season rage, 


‘Though the Lord awhile delay, s 90 
Though tempest-toss’d, and halfa 5 58 
Though ten thousand ills beset thee, s 43) 
Though thousands and thousands of s 32 
Though waves and storms goo’er s 44 


s 103/Thus, when on Aaron’s head, 
Though seed lie buried long in dust, 254!Thus, when the night of death shall 


Thus will he bring our spiritsdown, s 
Thus will he ris unihin down, 
Thus will the flesh and spirit strive, 
Thus will we mount on sacred wings, 
Thus with my thoughts compos’d to 58 


Though unworthy, Lord, thine ear s 72|Thy all-surrounding sight surveys 270 
Though we are guilty, thou art s 87|Thy awful glories round me shine, 272 
Though while he treads his glorious 222|Thy body slain, sweet Jesus, thine, 379 
Though ’tis my chief delight to 85)Thy children, from the strife of 97 
Though, your young branches torn s 147/Thy Church is in the desert now; 172 
‘Threa’d on a cloud, our God shall 126)Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my 161 
Thrice happy man! thy Maker’s care 189|Thy cruel thorns, thy shameful 489 
Through all eternity—to thee 8 Phy face with rev’rence and with 125 
Through all his ancient works, 472/Thy Father, and thy God, 119 
Through all his works his wisdom _471|'Thy favour, all my journey through, s 49 
Through all the dangers of the day, 378)Thy flesh, perhaps thy chiefest care, #143 


Through ev’ry period of my life, s 55|Thy glories infinitely rise 427 
Through fields, and towns, and 213|Thy glorious deeds of ancient date 277 
Through heaven, howe’er remotes 143)Thy glorious pur Lord, fulfil; s 89 
Through seas, and storms of deep  441|Thy goodness, how divinely free! 96 


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Through this vain world he guides 267;Thy hand in autumn richly pours, s 93 
Through wat’ry deeps and fiery ways, 149|Thy hand, in spite of all my foes, 88 
Thus Abraham, the friend of God, s 62'Thy hand m set omaonall 271 
Thus afraid to trust his grace, s 50/Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not 437 
Thus arm’d, he sent the champions 458|Thy hand shall on rebellious kin 311 
‘Thus, as the moments pass away, s 127/Thy hands haye made my morta 246 
Thus, by thy judgments, mighty 65|Thy honour’d, true, and only Son, s 154 
Thus did eternal love begin 316/Thy honours, O victorious King! 308 
Thus did our suffering Saviour pray, §6!Thy justice shall maintain its throne, 107 
Thus does th’ eternal Spirit own, 455|Thy ee is ever in my sight, 

Thus does the Lord of heaven and —299|Thy laws, O God, are ri rht, 119 


‘Thas ends the harvest of the earth: s 137 
Thus God the Father, God the Son, 491 
Thus Gabriel sang—and straight s 11 
Thus glorious in the Maker’s eye, 460 
Thus guarded by th’ Almighty hand, 214 
Thus he supports his cruel throne, 465 
Thus I, who once my wretched days, s 52 
Thus, in the great Messiah’s name, 


Thy light and truth shall guideme 117 
Thy love the power of thought s 84 
Thy mercy stretches o’er my head = 143 
Thy morning light and ew’ning shade 147 
Thy ministers are sent in vain, s 78 
Thy Name dispels my guilt and fear, s 112 
Thy Name is writ in fairest lines, 
153! Thy Name, my inmost powers adore; ¢ 58 


Thus in the name of Christ the Lord, 74|/Thy noblest wonders here we view, 81 
Thus later saints, eternal King, 354|Thy pard’ning love—so free—so  s 29 
‘Thus let our flaming zealemploy 375; Thy power and glory work within, 453 
Thus, Lord, thy wondrous power 84'Thy pow’r assists their tender = fe 63 
Thus Lydia sanctified her house, 354)Thy pow’r hath form’d, thy wisdom 404 
Thus might I hide my blushing face, 379/Thy pow’r the whole creation rules, 430 
Thus on the heav’nly hills, 260|Thy praise, more constant than before, 232 
Thus spake the seraph; and forthwith s 10|Thy precepts make me truly wise; 237 
‘Thus saith the Lord, “ How false 196/Thy precepts often I survey; 238 
Thus shall the men, who hate the 256) Thy promises are true, 193 
Thus shall their mighty bliss renew, 310'Thy Providence is kind and large, 108 
Thus shall the nations be destroy’d, 307|Thy Providence my life sustain’d, s 54 
Thus shall the vengeance of the 140;Thy righteousness is deep and high, 158 
Thus shall the wond’ring nations see, 147 Thy saints attend, with ev'ry 49e 


Thus shall they learn, in God alone 169)/Thy saints, in all this glorious war, $ 
Thus shall this moving engine last, 382)/Thy sceptre well becomes his hands; 159 
‘Thus shall we best proclaim abroad 359'Thy scorn derides their feeble rage, 430 


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Thy shining grace can cheer 

‘Thy solemn vows are on me, Lord ; 
‘Thy sting was sin, and conscious 
Thy sure defence, through nations 


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138}'Tis pleasant to believe thy grace, 


s 151\’Tis safer, Lord, to hope in thee, 
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‘Thy sword shall give my foes to death, 143)’Tis still our gracious Lord provides s 46 
Thy threat’nings wake my slumb’ring 82)’Tis through the Lord my heart is 


Thy throne eternal ages stood, 

‘Thy throne, O God, for ever stands, 
Thy throne, O God, for ever stands, 
Thy thunder will affright the proud, 
Thy truth and justice Pll proclaim; 


414)'Tis through the purchase of His 


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119)’Tis thine a heart of flesh to give; s 29 
J20)’Tis thy own Son; and he shall stand, 173 


65|'Tis to his care we owe our breath, 
276)’Tis thine the passions to recal, 


Thy vict’ries and thy deathless fame, 428)’Tis thine to cleanse the heart— 
Thy voice to me sounds ever sweet ; 326)’Tis with a mournful pleasure now 


Thy voice with terrour in the sound, 


169}'Tis written in thy great decree, 


152 


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Thy walls are strength, and at thy 413)To all that’s good, averse and blind, 318 


Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine; 
Thy winged troops, O God of hosts, 
Thy wondrous blood, dear dying 
‘Thy wonders to thy servants show, 
Thy word commands our flesh to 
‘Thy word I’ve hid within my heart, 
Thy word is everlasting truth ; 

Thy word like silver seven times 
Thy word, O Lord, though often 
Thy words the raging winds control, 


255/To all our land his laws are shown; 


281 


384|To all my weak complaints and cries, s 55 
293 


398)To bring the glorious news, 


188)To chase the shades of death away, ¢ 27 
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186|To Christ th’ anointed King 

243/To craggy hills ascends the goat, 

237|To David and his royal seed, 
68|To-day attend his voice, 
67\To-day he rose and left the dead, 


182)To-day the gospel calls;today° s 


Thy word, with light and power 163}To earth he bends his throne 3°95 
Thy works pronounce thy power 147:To fear thy power, to trust thy 223 
‘Thy works with sovereign glory 276|To God I cry’d when troubles rose: 267 
Thy works and sorrow welll know, s 103)To God, most worthy to be prais’d, s 130 
Till the day break, and shadows flee, 326|/To God the Son belongs 494 
Till then, (nor is my boasting vain,) s 36|To God the Spirit’s name 394 
‘Till God diffuse his graces down, 353|To heaven they lift their hands 128 
‘Till God in human fiesh I see, 460/To him it leads the soul, s 3 
Till God’s own Son, descending low, 453/To him be sacred all we have, 374 
Time, like an ever rolling stream, | 186)/To Him who wash’d us in his blood, 481% 
Tir’d with the burdens of the day, 57|To him the poor lift up theireyes, 102 
°Tis a broad land—of wealth 239|To humble souls and broken hearts 103 
’Tis all in vain, till God hath blest: 254/To Jesus let our praises rise, 446 
Tis a young heaven of strange 478|To Jesus, our atoning Priest, 320 
*Tis but a few whose days amount 187|'To Lebanon he turns his voice, 94 
Tis but at best a narrow bound, 397)To meditate thy precepts, Lord, 244 
*Tis by the merits of thy death, 460;To mourn and to suffer is mine,  s 150 
’Tis by thy aid our troops prevail, 79.To our Redeemer God 315 
Tis done: the great transaction’s s 100'To praise the Father and the Son, 289 
*Tis Edom’s blood that dyes my robes, 307|/To praise the Father and the Son, 493 
Tis faith, that changes all the heart ; 363:To reconcile offending man, s 4 
*Tis faith that conquers earth and —_363/To sit one day beneath thine eye, 17 
? Tis finish'd ! our Emmanuel cries, 444/To slav’ry doom’d, thy chosen sons 165 
‘Tis finish’d—all that Heaven s 16/To spend one sacred day, 178 
*Tis finish’d:—Aaron now no more s 16|To take a glimpse within the vail, s 47 
*Tis finish’d :—let the joyful sound s 17/To the dear fountain of thy blood, 429 
’Tis finish’d:—Heaven is reconcil’d,s 17|To the great One in Three, 492 
Tis finish’d:—this my dying groans 17/To the great One in Three, s 74 
*Tis from his wat’ry stores on high, 146)To thee all angels cry aloud, s 154 
Tis from the mercy of our God, 349|'To thee, and thee alone, 431 
?Tis God who brings them safe to  219/To thee, dear Lord, our flesh and 4a 
'Tis God, who lifts our comforts 294/To thee I'll lift my hands, 144 
‘Tis good for me to bear the yoke, 246! thee I cheerfully submit, s 51 
Tis he adorn’d my naked soul, 303!To thee may each united House, s 130 
'Tis He, by his almighty grace, 348/To thee my spirits fly, 431 
*Tis he forgives thy sins; 208;To thee, ten thousand thanks we 441 
*Tis he, my soul, who sent his Son, 206/To thee the voices of the young 63 
*Tis he supports my mortal frame, 377/To thce, to thee, almighty Love, 434 
‘Tis he who girds me with his might, 77/To thee we owe our wealth, and 432 
*Tis high as heaven! "tis deep as hell! 473|To this dear cownant of thy word 475 
»*Tis I appoint thy daily lot, s 51!To this dear Surety’s hand 3 
'Tis his almighty love, 315) To those who fear and trust the Lord, 323 


*Tis Jesus, the First and the Last, s 155|To thy great Name, Almighty Lord, “418 


Tis joy enough, my All in All, 
’Tis like the oil, divinely sweet, 
*Tis like the ointment, shed 

Tis like the sun, a heav’nly light, 
Tis love that makes our cheerful 
Tis love that makes religion sweet ; s 
*Tis no surprising thing, 

*Tis not by works of righteousness, 


s 34}To vindicate my words and thoughts, 336 


260,To what a stubborn frame 419 
261)/Tormenting pangs distract his s 145 
237'Tormenting tiirst shall leave their 311 
307, Touch riine anointed, and mine arm 213 
125, Toueh'd with a sympathy within, 356 
322'Transient and vain is every hope es 147 
348 Treasures of everlasting might 309 


’Tis not for such poor worms as we, 390/Tremble, my soul, and Kiss the Son: 400 
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remble ye sinners, and submit; 387 
Tremendous judgments, from thy s 91 
Trifles of nature, or of art, 386 


True, tis a strait and thorny road, 313 


True zeal is merciful and mild, s 35 
Trust him, ye saints, in all your 141 
‘Trust in the Lord, for ever trust, 296) 
Turn, turn thee, to my soul; 92 


Turn, turn us, mighty God, 419 
’T was by thy blood, {mmortal Lamb 319 
’T was for my sins, my dearest Lord, 439 
’T was for the stubborn Jews, 364 
’T was he (and we'll adore his name) 395 
’T was He this earths foundation laid ; 206 
’T was he those dreadful tokens sent, 262 
’Twas he who taught me thus to s 40 
’Twas his own purpose that begun — 361 
’T was he, who cleans’d our foulest 320 
’T was his right band that shap’d our 417 


We are expos’d all day to die, Kis 
We are his people, we his care; 202 
We are the poor, the blind, the 3 481 
We bless thine holy word, =. 33 
We bow before his face, — +. 396 


We bring our mortal pow’rs to God, 417 
We bring them, Lord, in thankful s 107 
We bring the tribute of our praise; s 94 
We chatter, with a swallow's voice, 317 
We fly to our eternal Rock, ve FB 
We, for whom God the Son came 389 
We, for whose sake all nature stands, 389 
We give our souls the wounds they 463 
We give thee, Lord, our/highest 488 
We give thee, sacred Spirit, praise, 491 
We honour our exalted King; — 
We leap for joy, we shout and sing, 252 
We learn Christ erucify’d,» 447 
We lick the dust, we grasp the wind, 463 
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*T was in a most accepted hour, 153|We long to see that happy time s 119 
?T was in my haste my spirit said, 96)We long to see thy churches full, 482 
’T was Israel’s God and King, s 52)We pray that you may early prove, s 109 
?Twas mercy fill’d the throne, 438)We raise our Father’s name on high, 466 
?Twas sin that hurl’d him from his 388)We raise our shouts, O God to thee, 395 
?T was then, great God, with equal 165) We read the heavenly word, 447 
*T was then I paid that dreadful debt, 152|We share our mutual woes, —  _s 127 
?Twas the same love that spread the 482|We rev’rence our High Priest above, 452 
’T was thro’ the Lamb’s most precious 33|We see the blood of Jesus shed, 489 
’T was well, my soul, he died for thee 346/We shall appear before the throne 489 


’Twas Zion’s King, that stopt the 166 

’T were you, my sins, my cruelsins, 432 

’T were you that pull’d the vengeance 433 
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Under sorrows and reproaches, s 154 
Under the shadow of thy throne, 186 
Unholy and impure, 342 
United zeal be shown 287 
Unsustain’d by thee, [ fall; s 61 
Unthinking wretch! how couldst thou 129 
Upon the bridal pair look down, — s 128 
Upon the empty air 340 
Up from my youth, I bore the rage 255 
Up to her courts, with joys unknown, 249 
Up to the courts, where angels dwell 391 
Up to the fields above the skies, 410 
Up to the heavens I send my ery; 13S 
Up to the hills whew Christ is gone, 58 


Vain are our fancies’ airy flights, 363 
Vain are those artful shapes of eyes 228 
Vain hopes and vain inventions all, 136 
Vain their attempts to store it up; s 47 
Vain is the strength of beasts, or men, 100 
Vain the stone, the watch, the seal, s 18 
Vast are thy works, almighty Lord; 212 
Vain, thy entertaining sights: s 67 
Vengeance receiv'd the dread 425 
Veil’d in flesh—the God-head see, s 9 
Victorious God! what can we pay, 488 
Vile as the dross the wicked are; 235 
Virgins and youths, engage 284 
Vow to the Lord, ans tribute bring; 167 


Wait on the Lord, ye sonsofmen, 110 
Wait onthe Lord, ye trembling saints, 94 
Wait for his seasonable aid, s 52 
Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense, 407 
Waken, O God, my careless heart, s 138 
“Warn me of ev'ry sin, ‘ 
Was ever equal pity found? 488 
Was it for crimes that [had done, 379 
Was it for this, ye mortal race, s 14] 
Was it for crimes that I[haddone, 424 
Watch o’er my lips, and guard them, 272 


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Watch—remember—seek, and s 104 
Weak, indeed they feel they are, s 90 
We are but several parts 475 


We shall be strong to run the race, 489 
We should almost forsake our clay, 411 
We sing thine everlasting Son, 355 


We thankfully sing s 70 
We touch, we taste the heaven] 489 
We wait to hear what God will say: 179 


We walk by faith of joys to come; 
We will be slaves no more, 


We welcome, Lord, those rising s 147 
We would no longer lie, 322 
Welcome, all by sin oppress’d, s 26 


We'll crowd thy gates with thankful 202 
We'll talk of all he did and said, s 127 
Well, if our days must fly, 188 
Well if ye must be sad and few, 397 
Well, let the sea shrink allaway, (384 
Well might the sun in darkness hide , 379 
Well pleas’d, the toiling swains —s 136 
Well pleas’d our God shali view s 124 
Well, the kind minute must appear, 377 
Well, we shall quickly 5 a the night, 383 
Were half the breath thus vainly s 90 
Were I in heav’n without my God, 161 
Were I inspir’d to preach, and tell 360 
Were I possessor of the earth, 432 
Were these the traitors; dearest Lord, 423 
Were the whole realm of nature 478 
Whate’er my fears or foes ee 
What anguish has this question $s 36 
What are theearth’s wide kingdoms 166 
What are the mines of shining s 49 
What curses does the law denounce 447 
What empty things are all the skies! 43] 
What gifts, what miracles bopanet 453 
What glories were describ’d of old, 180 
What have I done for Him, who died, 378 
What if he means to show his grace, 352 
What if the springs of life were broke, 161 
What if, to make his terrour known, 352 
What if we trace the globe around, 452 
What if you rise before the sun, 254 
What is the creature's skill or foree, 280 
What mighty nations, mighty kings, 262 
What mighty storms of poison’d 390 
What mortal power, from things 318 
What object, Lord, my soul should s 107 
What noble fruit the vines produce! 211 


What peaceful hours I once enjoy’d! s 47 


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What power can stand before his 166 
What pow’r could make the deep =—.227 
What scenes of miracles they see, 417 
What shall the wretch, the sinner do! 412 
What shall we pay our heavenly 481 
What shall we pay th’eternal Son, 481 
What should I wish, or wait for 112) 
What sinners value, I resign; 75 
What sore temptations broke my rest! 77 
What strange deliv’rance hast thou 164 


What strange self-flatt’ry blinds 107 
What tho’ a thousand at thy side, 189 
What tho’ it pierc’d my fainting s 49 
What tho’ the arm of conquering s 99 
What tho’ our inbred sins require 305 
What tho’ the Father’s rod 252 


What tho’ the gates of hell withstood, 232 
What tho’ the host of death and 56 
What tho’ the prince of darkness 421 
What tho’ the rebels dwell on high; 296 
What tho’ the sorrows, here they 104 
What tho’ they flourish tall and fair, 256 
What tho’ thine inward lust rebel? 421 
What tho’ your num’rous sins exceed, 426) 
What tho’ your mighty guilt beyond 426 
What tho’ we change our place, s 24 
What tho’ once we perish’d all,  s 18 
What tho’ Satan’s strong s 43 
What—to be banish’d for my life, 
What—whena Paulhasrunhis s 99 
What wonders hath his wizdom done! 263 
What wonders shall thy gospel do! 222 
‘Whence then should doubts and fears 410 
‘When all our noblest pow’rs are 492 
When by death’s cold hand divided, s 129 


When by the dreadful tempest s 65 
When childless families despair, 226 
When Christ his judgment seat 288 
When Christ with all his graces 409 
When deluges of fiery wrath s 80 
When death shall interrupt our = s-_-:139 
When desolation, like a flood, 104 


When each day’s scenes and labours s 133 
When earthly cares engross the day, 435 
When earth was cover’d with the 210 
When evening slumbers press my s 132 
When from the dust of death [rises 62 
When from his dreadful stores on 282 
When from the curse he sets us free, 363 
When from the dead he rais’d his Son, 305 
When Gideon arm’d his num’rous_ s 34 
When gladness wings my favour’d s 8&4 
When God, in his own sovereign 167 
When God makes up his last account 180 
When God our leader shines in arms, 78 
When God’s almighty arm had broke 216 
When God’s own Son is lifted up, 349) 


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When I survey the stars, 61 
When I turn my eyes within, s 39 
When I walk through shades of 88 
When in the sultry glebe I faint, 9s 64 
When justice, by our sins provok’d, 476 


When Jonah sunk beneath the wave, s 52 
When kings against her join’d, 123 
When land is far, and death is nigh, 218 
When midnight darkness veils the 235 
When iny forgetful soul renews, 385 
When nature sinks, and spirits droop, 238 
When navies tall and proud, 123 
When once it enters to the mind, 236 
When on my head huge sorrows fell, 149 


When our obedient hands have done 57 
When our work of life is past, s 131 
When pain transfixes every part, s 133 
When piety in| minds, s 108 
When Pharaoh dar’d to vex the 213 
‘When promises and. grace 370 


When shall I see thy courts of grace, 116 
When shall my feet arise and stand 74 
When shall the day, dear Lord, 388 
When shall the sov’reign grace 92 
When shall the time, dear Jesus, 410 
When shall thy name, from shore to 150 
When shall th’ untutor’d Heathen s 120 
When sin and hell their force unite, 275 
When sinners fall, the righteous 110 
When sin prevails, and gloomy fear, s 31 
When smiling mercy courts my soul, 434 
When some were slain, the rest 171 
When some kind promise glads my s 31 
When sore afflictions press me down, 245 
When sorrow bows the spirit down, 278 
When streams of love from Christ 260 
When strong temptations fright my s 43 
When that illustrious day shall rise, s 63 
When the angel of the Lord, s 110 
When the last fire burns all things 403 
When the most helpless sons of © s 124 


When thine olive branch increasing,s 126 
When this vile and sinful natures 142 
When they are sick, his soul 105 


When thou against them dost engage, 84 
When thou hast thy work begun, s 109 
When threat’ning sorrows round me 103 
When thro’ the desert Israel went, 313 
When thy harvest yields thee s 126 
When thy favour’d vintage flowing, s 126 


When times grow dark, and tidings 224 
When to thy throne I raise my cry, 138 
When to thy works on high, 61 
When, to heaven’s great and s 133 
When troubles rise, and storms 93 


When troubles, like a burning sun, s 100 
When weaker Christians we despise, 356 


When, gracious Lord, when shall s 41/When we review our dismal fears, 253 
When he adorn’d the skies, 339|When we asunder part, s 128 
When hell, and all its spiteful 488)When we appear in yonder cloud, s 66 
When he liv’d on earth abased, s 46|When will that glorious morning 469 
When he pour’d out the sea, 339) When worn with sickness, oft hast s 55 
When he redeem’d his chosen sons, | 223) Whene’er becalin’d I lie, s 
When he reveals the book of life, 435|Whene’er the angry passions rise, s 13 
When I'm afflicted, poor and low, 114 


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When [ am filled with sore distress 
When I behold death, hell, and sin, 
‘When I beheld them press’d with 
When I beheld thy works on high, 62 
When [can say, my God is mine, 383 
When I confess’d my wand’ring ways, 240 
When I contend against their sin, 337 
en I have learnt my Father's 240 
When I lie buried deep in dust, 159 
When, in the form of mortal man, 220 
When in the slipp’ry paths of youth, s 55 
When Israel was his church, 


Whene'’er to call the Saviour mine, s 32 
Where’er he spreads his beams 82 
Where grace can neither melt, nor 369 
Where he displays his healing pow’r, 160 
Where is the shadow of that rock, 324 
Where is the blessedness I knew, s 47 
Where is thy promise to the just ? 184 
Where nothing dwelt, but beasts of 219 


201|Where sin did reign and death 


Where once thy churches pray’d and 164 
Where pleasure rolls its living flood, 380 
Where promises and grace 370 
Where Satan reign’d in shades of 


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Which of the stocks or stones they 263/Will he forevercastmeoff? 167 


While all our hearts, and all our 482 Wind, hail, and flashing fire, = 
While angels shout and praise their 122) Wisdom and merey guide my way;s 49 


While flesh and sense and passion 450|With dreadful glory God fulfils § 145 
While God the Comforter 492|With deep remorse our bowels move, s 15 
While cuilt disturbs and breaks my 133|With early feet I love appear 143 
While haughty sinners die accurst, 212|With ev'ry morning light, 92 
While harpz unnumber’d sound his s 100/With eyes and ears they carve the 228 


While he affords his aid, 89|With flames they threaten to destroy 164 
While here our various wants we  448/With gifts of grace their hearts s 128 
While I conceal’d my guilt, 97|With grateful hearts the past we _s 139 
While I destroy their foes, 174| With heart and eyes, and lifted hands, 143 


While I my inward guilt suppress’d, 98) With heav’nly weapons, I have 306 
While I hear this grace reveal’d, s 114|With herbs and Fa of flow’ 460 
While Jesus shines with quick'’ning 399] With his rich gifts the heav’nly 176 
While Jews on their own law rely, 461)With hoary frost he strews the 281 
While like a tide our minutes flow, 384)/With humble faith I wait, 92 
While Moses stood with arms spread s 90|With humble faith to that we fly; s 93 


While multitudes of mournful 194) With humble love address his throne; 54 
While on earth ordain’d to stay, s 72|With humble love address the Son, 55 
While of thy works I sing, 80)With humble souls he bears a part, s 4 


While once upon this lower ground, 478|With insolence and fury they — 
While pity prompts the rising sigh, s 147)With inward gust their heart 


While sinners do thy gospel wrong, 243|With inward pain my heart-strings 136 
While such a sense of sacred joys | 383|With joy let Judah stand 124 
While the heralds of salvation s 123|With joy the Father does approve | 344 
While the eternal Three 480/With joy the mother views her son, 226 
While time his sharpest teeth 469|With joy we tell the sco‘ age, 486 
While tyrants are a smarting scourge, 252|With joy I see a thonsand s 146 
While we have breath to use our 385) With joy the people bring 3 123 
While we seek supplies of grace, s 82)With living bread and gen’rous - 325 


While, with my heart and tongue, 81) With longing eyes thy creatures wait 277 
While wretched we, like worms and 408/With looks, and hearts, serene, 293 
While zeal for truth the Christian s 35/With me, if of old thou hast strove, s 40 
Whilst he is absent from our sight, 477|With names of virtue she deceives 461 
Whilst others starve the nobler mind, 436|With pitying eyes the Prince of 422 
Whilst with a melting broken heart, 439/With pow’r he vindicates the just, 159 
White is his soul, from blemish free; 329) With pow'r benign, thy servant spare,s 98 
White lilies all around appear, 410|With rage they persecute the man, 154 
Whither, ah! whither shall I go— s 57|With speed he flew to my relief; 76 
Whither should a wretch be flying, s_78|/With tender pity in his heart, 369 
Who dares refuse to fear thy name, 317|Without beginning, or decline, s 61 
Who hath oar report believed? s 77\With thanks soonaees his awful 194 
Who his advent may abide? s 76|With these, to Pisgah’s topI fly, s 44 
Who knows the errours of his 83|With the same blessings grace 350 
Who knows the wonder of thy ways! 215|With thee in the obseurest cell, s 14 
Who order’d Gideon forth, s 53/With vinegar a thirst; 154 
Who shall adjudge the saints to hell? 300/With well-fed fles! ee 160° 
Who shall pretend to teach him skill, 471| With what success, what wondrous s 91 
Whole kingdoms, shaken by the storm, 146] With what divine, and vast delight, 302 
Whose hands are pure, whose heart 71|/Within these wai holy praise, s 8&5 


Why did the Gentiles rage, 53|Within thy circling pow’r I stand ; 

Why do no rapid thunders roll? ~s 12)Within thy presence, Lord, 141 
Why do the men of malice rage, 66/Within thy secret presence, Lord, 97 
Why doth he treat the poor with 124/Within thy churches, Lord, 144 
Why do we then indulge our fears, 309/Woe to the wretch who never felt 449 
Why inconsolable, as those s 148) Wonder and pleasure tunes our voice, 323 
Why is its beauty thus defaced ? 172|Worthy for ever is the Lord, 305 


Why, mighty Lord, thy saints inquire,307| Worthy is He who once was slain, 321 
Why should I shrink at thy s 49) Worthy the Lamb that died,” they 321 
Why should I make a man my trust? 278| Wouldst thou be truly rich and wise, s 105 
Why should my foolish passions rove ? 385]Wrestling prayer can wonders do, s 91 
Why should my passions mix with 448|Wretch that I am, to wander thus, 386 
Why should thy bride appear like | 324/Wretches! they dare rehearsehis 128 
Why should we tremble to convey 376 Wretches, with hearts as hard as 156 
Why was I made to hear thy voice, 482) % 

Why will my Father hide his face, _85/Ye angels, great in might, 209 
Why will ye then frame wicked laws? 174/Ye birds of lofty wing, 288 
nlf will you in the crooked ways s 76/Yea, more—with his own hand he s 41 
Wide as the wheels of nature roll, s 93/Ye, alas! who long have been s 26 
Wide—as his vast dominion lies— 285/Ye blessed children come; s 71 
Wide—as the world, is thy command ; 202/Ye careless ones, O hear betimes, s 109 


TABLE OF FIRST LINES. 45 


Page. ‘ Page. 
Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, s 22|Yet if our supplications fail, s 98 
Ye Christian Jands rejoice, 80|Yet if some proper hour appear, 112 
Ye creeping ants and worms, 286)Yet.ifthe humble nation mourns, | 220 


Ye curious niet ‘who roam abroad, s 5/Yet if thy sovereign hand let loose 86 


Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; s 48/Yet have I found ’tis good for me 243 
Ye flow’ry piains, proclaim his skill; 285/Yet may J plead with humble cries, 113 
Ye heav’nly gates, your leaves display, 90/Yet I mourn my stubborn’ will, s 39 
Ye judges of the earth, be wise, 445/Yet I must blame, while I approve; s 103 
Ye fovis and judges, fear, 283)/Yet I number now in thee, 104 
Ye lions of the wood, 286] Yet, in the midst of death and grief, 205 
Ve living men, the tomb survey, s 144|Yet tis his inward thought and 125 
Ve little flock with pleasure hear; s 107|Yet I was kept from full despair, 161 
Ye mountains near the skies, 283)/Yet I could not be much concern’d, 439 
Ye, no more, your suns declining, s 117/Yet, like an idle tale, we pass s 138 
Ye palaces, sceptres and crowns, s 70|Yet, Lord, thy saints onearthmay 72 
Ve perishing and naked poor, 295] Yet, Lord, if thy love has design’d s 38 
Ye planets, to his honour shind, 418]Yet men would fain be just with 239 
Ye people all, who read his love’ 316/Yet, mighty God! our fleeting days 409 
Ye saints, adore the living God, 263) Yet, mighty God, our feeble frame, 375 
Ye saints, employ your breath 492)Yet, mighty God, thy wondrous love 318 
Ve stars are but the shining dust: s 149|Yet, mighty God ! thy sovereign 311 
Ye shall bave flesh to please your 171|Yet Noah, humble, happy saint, s 45 
Ye slaves of sin and hell, s 89/Yet, O that all my saints 173 
Ye sons of God, oppose his rage ; 465)‘ Yet,” saith the Lord, “should nature 309 
Ye sons of men, in vain ye try, 57/Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, 133 
¥e sons of pride, who kindle coals 464) Yet stil] our elevated eyes s 14 
Ye that in shades of darkness 335)" Yet shall our words be free,’ they 67 
Ye stubborn oaks, and stately pines, 285]Yet sovereign mercy calls— s 28 


Ye tempests, rage no more ; ye floods, 192/Yet the dear path to thine abode: 405 
Ye tenants of the spacious earth, 100 Yet their divine instructions run, 82 
Ve who dread the wrath of God, s 77;Yet there is one of human frame, 404 
Ye who see the Father’s grace, s 26)Yet they provok’d the Lord most 170 


Ye who have sold for nought, s 88)Yet thou alone hast power, I know, s 36 
Ye wheels of nature, speed yours 140)Yet thou canst breathe on dust 212 
Ye vapours, hail and snow, 283/Yet will the Lord command his love, 117 
Ye vapours, when you rise, 286/Yet with my God I leave my cause, 335 
Yes, we will praise thee, dearest 423/Yet when his holiest works are done, 72 
Yes, and before we rise 392/Yet when the sound shalltearthe 382 
Yes, and I must and will esteem 347|Yet when they mourn’d their faults, 215 
Yes, I’m secure beneath thy blood, 376/Yet while I thus rebuke, I love,  s 105 
Yes, my Beloved, to my sight, 329)Yet, while he liv’d on earth unknown, 62 
Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die! 439/Yet while my tongue indulg'd 161 


“Ves,” saith the Lord, ‘the world s 80/Yet while these Jabours we pursue,s 96 
“Yes,” saith the Lord, “now willI 68|Yet, why, my soul, why these 403 


Yes, while the dear Redeemer lives, s 99)Yet, wise and mighty God, s 96 
Yes, you must bow your stately 408|Yet, with these prospects fullin 9 144 
Yet all these treasures of thy grace, s 98}Young lions pinch’d with hunger 103 


Yer did his sov’reign grace forgive 172)Your streams were floating me along, 380 
Yet, everlasting God, 423 Z. 
Yet faith may triumph o’er the grave, 294/Zeal and revenge perform their part, 490 
Yet, gracious God, thy power and = 156/Zeal for the temple of his God 156 
Yet, glorious Lord, thy gracious eyes 389|Zeal has attain’d its highest aim, s 35 

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Yet have we not forgot our God, 117/Zion enrich’d with his distinguish’d s 139 
Yet if I might make some reserve,  445|/Zion is thine, most holy God; 155 
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IMPROVED INDEX, 


TO FIND ANY PSALM OR HYMN SUITED TO 
PARTICULAR SUBJECTS OR OCCASIONS. 


Note—In this Table the reader is not directed to the several Parts or metres of 
the Psalm, as it would cause too great a confusion of figures. What is sought in 
any Psalm may easily be found by turning a leaf or two backward or forward to the 
distinct Parts or Metres. 

If you find not what word you seek in this Table, seek another of the same sig- 
nification: or seek it under some of the more general words; such as God, Chri 
Church, Saints, Psalm, Prayer, Praise, Pardon, Affliction, Grace, Delioeroaee 
Death, &c. 

The figures, when preceded by no letter, refer to the Psalms; when preceded by a, 
they refer to Hymns of the First Book—by 5, to Hymns of the Second Book—by c, 
to Hymns of the Third Book—by s, to the Select Hymns. 


AARON, 132, 133; and Christ, @145;512) 96, 97. their ministry to Christ and 
124;319. Moses and Joshua, b 124. Saints, 6 18, 112, 113; s 63, 79. 
Abba Father, a 64. Ants, b 25. 
Abel and Christ, b 118. Anger of God. See Wrath, Vengeance, 
Abraham, 98. blessing on the Gentiles, a} Hell. 
60, 99, 113, 114, 120, 121; b 127, 134. of-| Answer to the church's prayer, a 30. 
fering his son; a 129. his God, b 69,/Antichrist, his ruin, a 29, 56, 59. See 
129; s 74. Enemies. 
Absent Lord, memorial of, c 6. Apostate, b 158; s 40. 
Absence and presence of God, 6 93, 94, 100.| Apostles’ commission, a 128. 
from God for ever intolerable, 5107. |Appeal to God against persecutors, 7. 
Access, to the throne by a Mediator, 108.| concerning our sincerity, 139. humility, 
to God through Christ, 85. 131. 
Adam, his fall, @ 107. corrupt nature) Apparel, spiritual, a 20. 
from him, 5 128. the first and the se-|Ark, s 63. 
cond, a 57, 124; s 6. Ascension of Christ, 24, 47, 68,110. and 
Adieu to the world, 5 10, 11, 28; s 97. resurrection of Christ, 5 76. 
Adoption, ¢ 64, 143; s 100. and election,| Assistance from God, 138, 144. against 
a 34. temptations, a 15, 32; b 50, 65. 
Advocate. See Christ’s Intercession. Aspiration towards Christ, a 135; b 23, 
Affections inconstant, 5 20. unsanctified| 47; s 84. towards heaven,’ a 21,110; b 
bl 3, 10, 11, 23, 33, 41, 59, 67, 162; s 98, 99. 
Afflicted, pity to them, 35, 41. and tempt-| Assurance of heaven, a 27; b 65. of the 
ed, supported, 55, 145, 146. their prayer,| love of Christ, a 14; 573. of faith, a 103; 
102, 143. saints happy, 73, 119 xivth|  s 61, 62, 88. 
part, 49, Christ’s compassion to them, a| Atonement, by Christ, 40. 
125. Atheism practical, 12, 14, 36. punished, 10. 
Afflictions, hope in them, 13, 42, 74, 77.|Attributes of God, 36, 111, 145,147. See 
support and profit in, 119 xivth part.| God. 
instruction by them, 94, 119 xviith part.| Authority from God, 75, 83. 
sanctified, 94, 119 xviith part. courage|BABES, and sucklings, 8. 
in them, 119 xviith part. removed by|Babylon falling, 2 56,59. See Enemies. 
prayer, 34, 107; @ 87. submission to|Backsliding soul in distressand desertion, 
them, 39, 123, 131; a 5, 129; 6 109. from} 25. restored, 51. pardoned, 78, 130. 
men. See Persecution. in mind and|Backslidings and returns, 5 20. 
body, 143. trying our graces, 66, 119|Banquet of love, a 68. 
Xviith part. without rejection, 39. of |Banner, s 75. 
saints and sinners different, 94. gentle,| Baptism, a 52; s 160, 161, 162. preaching 
103. moderated, 125. very great, 77, 102,| and the Lord’s supper, 6 141. and cir- 
143. support and courage under them.) cumcision, a 121; 5 127, 134. burial with 
6 50, 65. and death under providence, a} Christ, a 122, 
83. beneficial, s 56, 69. sanctified by the! Bashan, bulls of, 22. 


word, 3 69. Beatitudes, a 102. 
Aged Saints, reflection and hope, prayer| Beauty of the Church, a 73. 

and song, 71. Being of God, s 1. 
Almost christian. 5 158. Believe and be saved, a 100. 
All-seeing God, 139. Believer baptized, a 52, 122. saved, a 100. 
All-sufficiency of Christ, 16. Birth, first and second, a 95, 99. of Christ, 
Alms-giving, 112. miracles at it, b 137; s8, 9, 10, 11, 12. 
Amminadib, chariot of, a 76. place of saints, 87. 
Ambition, &c. 5 101. Blessed are the dead in the Lord, a 18. so- 


Angels, guardian, 34, 91. all subject to|, ciety in heaven, b 33, 75. 
Christ, 89, 97. praise the Lord, 103.|Blessing of God on the business and com- 
present in Churches, 138. sinning, 5 24.| forts of life, 127. of Abraham on the 
standing and falling, 27. praise yethe| Gentiles, a 113,114: 5 134. - 
Lord, 6 27. punished and man saved, 6|Blessing of a family, 128, 133. of a nation, 


. 


48 INDEX OF 


144, 147. of the country, 65, 147. of a 
person, 1, 32, 112. of obeying the Gos- 


pel, 89. 

Blessedness of hearing the Gospel, 89. and 
business of heayen, a 40, 41; b 86. only 
in God, b 93, 94, 100. ‘ 

Blood of Christ cleansing from sin, 51, 69. 
and flesh of Christ is our food, ¢ 17, 18. 
the seal of the New, Testament, ¢ 3. the! 
spirit and the water, ¢ 9. 

Boasting excluded, a 96. 

Bodies frail. See Life, Health, Flesh. 

Book of nature and seriptures, 19, 119, 
ivth part. of God's decrees, b 99. 

Bread of life is Christ, ¢ 5. 

Breathing towards heaven, b 23. God 

raised, b 1. for deliverance, ) 92. after 
neaven, 90. for holiness, 119, xith part. 

Brazen serpent, a 112. 

Bride, @ 67, 68, 69. 

Brotherly love, 133. reproof, 141. 

Business of life blest, 127. 

Burial, b 63. with Christ in baptism, @ 
122. and death of a saint, » 3. 

CANAAN and heaven, b 66, 124. 

Captain, Saviour, b 77. 

Care of God over his saints, 34. 


Carnal joys parted with, b 10, 11. reason 
humbled, a 11, 12. 

Ceremonial. See Laws, Types, Priest. 

Celestial powers subject to Christ, 89. 

Charity to the poor, 37, 41, 112. and jus- 
tice, 15, 112. and uncharitableness, a 
126. mixed with imprecations, 35. and 
love, a 130, 133; s 190—193. 

Chastisement, the goodness of God in, 103. 
See Afilictions. 

Characters of the children of God, a 143. 
of Bi i a 146, 150. of blessedness, a 
102. 


Children praising God, 8. made blessings, 
127, 128. instructed, 34, 78. in the cove- 
nant of grace, @ 113, 114. devoted to 
God, a 121; b 127. 

Childless families, 113; ¢ 4. 

Christ dying, rising, interceding, and 
reigning, 2; b 36, 37, 118. the second 
Adam, his incarnation, his dominion, 8. 
his all sufficiency, 16. his ascension, 24, 
68, 110; 576; s 22, 23,24, his coming, 
the signs of it, 12. his condescension 

“and glorification, 8. his death and re- 
gurrection, 16, 22, 69; s 18, 20,21. his 
Godhead, 102. his incarnation and sa- 
crifice, 40; @ 3, 13. his kingdom among 
the Gentiles, 72, 87, 132. his love to ene- 
mies, 35, 109. his intercession, s 31. his 
majesty, 97, 99. his mediatorial king- 
dom, 89, 110. his ministry, s 13. his obe- 


dience and death, 69; s 18. his personal 
glories and government, 45. his resur- 
rection, life and death miraculous, b 
137. his resurrection on the Lord’s day, 
118; b 72, 76; s 20, 21. his sufferings and 
kingdom, 2, 22, 69; c 16. his agony, s 17. 
his suffering for our salvation, 69. his 
zeal and reproaches, 69. his beloved de- 
seribed, a 75. his care of the young and 
feeble, a 125, 138, his commission, b 103, 
104. his coronation and espousals, a 72. 
his cross not to be ashamed of, ¢ 19. his 
death caused by sin, b 81; s 18, his vic- 
tory and kingdom, ) 114. his human and 
divine nature, a 2, 13, 16. his divine 
nature, a 2, 13, 92; b 52. his eternity, a 


Christ, his divinity, s 88. his excellencies, 
a 146; b 47. his flesh and blood our 
food, ¢ 17, 18. his second coming, s 234, 


SUBJECTS. 


235. his glory in heaven, b 91. his hu- 
miliation and exaltation, a 2, 63, 141, 
142; b5, 84} c 10, 16. bis invi- 
tation to” a . his ki 


church, a 14, 17; under 
his t * 


tempted, a 
145; .-b "8. ‘his 
presence. \ See his ri s- 
ness valuable, a 109. his sacrifice, 
his titles kingdom, a 13. this tri- 
umph over our-enemies, a 28, :29. his 
victory over Satan, b 89. odly sor- 
row, b 9, 106. and glory, @ 1,62, 633.5 
81, 83, 84; ¢ 10. the chureh’s foundation, 
118. covenant made with him, ‘89. first 
pre rear iamrer ity vey 
om,und judgment, 96, 97,98 5.8233, 
234, exalted, 2h the true David, 35, 89. 
pas <r aman exalted to the 
ingdom, 110. our example, 
109; b 139; s 14. faith im his blood, 51. 
God and man, 39. our hope, 4; 51; @ 26. 
the King and the Church his 
45. praised by children, 8; . » 32. 
prophet, priest, and king, @ 25; b 132. 
pricst and king, 110; a@ 61. our strength 
and righteousness, 7J. weeps, s 16. and 
Adam, @ 124. beatifie sight of him, b 75. 
the bread of life, ¢ 5. and the ehurch 
seeking, finding, &c. See Church. com- 
ing to) a 61. crowned, s 26, 27. ab- 
sent memorial of, e 6, communion with 
him, a 66, 71. and saints, a 67,77; b 2. 
compared to inamimate things, @ 146, 
crucified, God’s wisdom and power, ¢ 
10. David's son, a nee grace and glory 
by the death of, ¢ 23. dwells in heaven, 
visits the earth, a 76. enjoyment of him, 
b 15, 16. faith'and knowledge of him, a 
103. found and brought to the church, a 
71. God reconciled in him, b 148. grace 
given us in him, @ 137; b 140. the Kin 
at his table, a 66. knowledge and faith 
in him, a 103. shed abroad in the heart, 
a 135, to men, a 92. bread, s 169, 170. 
lifted up, a 111. is worthy, s 30. minis- 
tered to by angels, b 112,113. miracles 
at the birth of, b 136. Ra 
Christ, miracles in his life, death, and re- 
surrection, b 137. and Moses, a 118, 119. 
names and titles, @ 147, 148. obeyed or 
resisted, a 93. pardon and strength from 
him, ¢ 24. our passover, } 155. our phy- 
sician, @ 112. prophecies and types of 
him, b 135. prophet and teacher, a 93. 
our redemption, See redemption. reject- 
ed by the Jews, @ 141. revealed to man, 
a10; to babes, a 11, 12. righteousness 
and strength in him, @ 84,85, 97. salva- 
tion, righteousness, and strength in him, 
a 15, 84, 85, 97, 98. our sanetification, a 
97, 98. and Satan at enmity, a 107-saints 
in his hand,a@ 188, our shepherd, @ 8, 142. 
the substance of the types, 12. sent by 
the Father, a 100; 103, 104, death and 
hell, c 21. unseen and beloved, a 108. 
wisdom of God, a-92..our wisdom and 


righteousness, @ 97, 98. w; d by 
the creation, a 62. See Lord Aaron, 
a 145. ini «a ‘ 
Christian qualifications, 15, 24. church 


made up of Jews and Gentiles, 87. reli- 
gion, its exeellency, b 131. almost, b 158. 


virtues, d 161. See Saints, Spiritual, &c. 
character, dignity, and happiness, s 105 


INDEX OF 


farewell, s 229. soldier, s 90. song, s 104. 
Christians led to heaven, 107. 
Christmas, s 8, 9, 10, 11, 13. ; 
Church, its beauty, 45, 48, 122. the birth- 

ce of saints, 87. built on Jesus Christ, 
18, delight and safety in it, 27. destruc- 
tion of enemies proceeds from thence, 

76. gathered and settled, 132. of the 

' Gentiles, 45, 47. God fights for her, 10, 
20, ‘3 presence there, 84, 132. 
God's special: delight, 87, 132. God's 
rden, 92. going to it, 122. the house 
and care of God, 135. of the Jews and 

Gentiles, 87.. its increase, 67. prayer in 

distress, 80. persecuted. See Persecu- 

tion. restored by prayer, 85, 102; 107. 

its safety in national desolations, 46. 1s 

the safety and honour of a nation, 48. 
- the spouse of Christ, 45, its worship 

and order, 48. wrath against enemies 

proceeds thence, 76. its safety and pro- 
tection, a 8, 39; b 64, 92. its enemies 
slain by Christ, @ 28, 29. conversing 
with Christ, viz. seeking, finding, call- 
ing, answering, @ 66—71. under God’s 

care, 2 66. espousals with Christ, @ 72. 

beauty in the eyes of Christ, a@ 73. the 

garden of Christ, a 74. 

Citizen of Zion, 15. 

Circumcision abolished, } 134. and bap- 
tism, @ 121; } 127. 

Clothing, spiritual, a 7, 40. 

Colonies planted, 107. 

Collection, charitable, s 188, 189, 193. 

Comfort, holiness, and pardon, 4, 32, 119 
xith and xiith parts. and support in 
God, 16, 94, from ancient providences, 
77, 143. of life blest, 127. and pardon, 
130. in the covenant with Christ, b 40. 
restored, 673. See Pardon. in sorrows 
of mind and body, b 50, 65. true and 
false, s 47. 

Comforter, a 144; s 55, 107. 

Company of saints, 16, 106. 

Communion with Christ and saints, 106, 
133; ¢ 2. between Christ and the Church, 
a 66—71 ; b 15, 16. 

Compassion and vengeance of God, 68, 
103, 145, 147. of a dying Christ, c 22. to 
the afflicted, a 125. 

Complaint of absence from public wor- 
ship, 42. of sickness, 6. of desertion, 13; 
6 163. of pride, atheism, oppression, &c. 
10, 12. of temptation, 13; 6 163. general, 
102. of quarrelsome neighbours, 120. of 
heavy affliction in mind and body, 143. 
the church’s in persecution, 44, 83. of a 
hard heart, b 98. of dulness, 5 34. of in- 
dwelling sin, @ 115. of ingratitude, b 74. 
of sloth and negligence, b 25,32. 

stonfession of our poverty, 16. of sin, re- 

pentance, and pardon, 32, 38, 51, 130, 

143. and pardon, @ 131. 

Wondescension to our worship, b 45. to our 
affairs, b 46. 

Conqueror’s song, 19. 

Confidence, s 74, 75, 78, 79, 94, 95. 

Conflict, s 46, 53, 58. 

Consuming fire, @ 42. 

Conscience, good, the pleasures of it, }57. 
secure and awakened, @ 115. tender, 119 
xviiith part. its guilt relieved, 32, 38, 

J 

Constancy in the gospel, b 4. 

pedal sa complained of, 120. and Jove, 
a@ 130. 

Contentment, s 73. 

Contract of the righteous and the wicked, 

5 


. 


SUBJECTS. 


49. 

Converse with God, 63, 119 iid part. 

Conversion and joy, 126; « 104; b 159, at 
the ascension of Christ, 1/0. of Jews 
and Gentiles, 87, 96, 106. the difficulty 
of it, ) 161. delaying, a 88—W1L. the joy 
of heaven a 101; 38, 39, 40, 41. 

Conviction of sin by the law, @ 94, 115. by 
the cross of Christ, b 81, 95 

‘Comets, appear, &c. 65. 

Corner-stone, 118, 

Correction. See Affliction. 

Corrupt nature from Adam, @ 515 6 128. 

Corruption of manners general, 11, 12. 

Coronation of Christ, @ 72. 

Counsel and support from God, 16, 119 
xivth part. 

Courage in death, 16, 17, 71. in persecu- 
tion, 119 xviith part. 

Country our own, the care of heaven, 21. 

Covenant made with Christ, 89. of grace 
unchangeable, 89, 106; @ 9. children 
therein, a 113, 114. sealed and sworn, a 
139; ¢ 3. hope in it, @ 139, made with 
Christ our comfort, 6 40. of works. See 
Law and Gospel. 

Covetousness, é&c. a 24; b 56, 101. 

Creation, a 92; 6 71, 147. new, b 130. pre- 
servation, &c. of this world, b 13; $3. 
end providence, 33, 104, 135, 136, 147, 
148. 

Creatures, no trust in them, 33, 62, 146. 
vain, and God all-sufficient, 33. praising 
God, 100, 148; 571. Jove dangerous, 6 
48. God above them, @ 82. their vanity, 
b 146. 

Cross of Christ is our glory, ¢ 19. repent- 
ance flowing from it, 6 106. salvation in 
it, b 4. crucifixion to the world by it, ¢ 
7. See Christ. 

Curse and promise, a 107. 

Custom in sin, b 140, 

Cyrus, 18, 

DAILY devotion, 55, 139. 

Dangers of our earthly pilevimage, b 53, 
55; s 83, 84, 85. of death and hell, 55. 
of love to the creature, 6 48. 

Darkness dispelled by Christ’s presence, 
b 54. of providence, b 109; s 55, 68. 

Darling, b 96. 

David and Christ, 35. 

Day of bumiliation for disappointments 
in war, 60. 

Day of grace-and time of duty, a 88. of 
judgment, a 45, 61, 65, 89, 90. 

Dead in the Lord, their blessedness, a 18. 
to sin by the cross of Christ, a 106. 

Death, 38, 39, 89, 90; and resurrection of 
Christ, 16, 69. of saints and sinners, 17, 
37, 49. and sufferings of Christ, 22, 69. 
deliverance from it, 31. and pride, 49. 
and the resurrection, 49, 71, 89; 63, 102, 
110. courage in it, 16, 17, 23, 27. the ef- 
fect of sin, 90. preparation for it, 90. 
‘and afflictions under providence, a 83. 
terrible to the unconverted, @ 91. of sin, 
a 106. made easy by a sight or Christ, 
5631; ¢ 14. made easy by a sight of hea- 
ven, b 66. God’s presence in it, 6 49, 117. 
our fear of it, b3k desirable, a 19; b61;s 
222, 223. overcome, @ 17. triumphed over, 
a6; 6110. prepared for, a 275 b 63, ofa 
sinner, @ 24; 62. and burial of a saint, 
@18; b3.and eternity, 6 28. and glory, 
@ 110; b 61, 66. of Moses at God’s com- 
mand, b 49. dreadful and delightful, d 
52. appointed to all, s 221. of children, s 
225, 226. gain, s 230. of ministers, &c. 
148, 149, 590, 224, 297,998, See Christ. 

Deceitfulness of sin, 0 150, 


50 


and Submission. 

Depart! b 100, 107. 

Departure from Christ, s 41, 82. 

Dependence. See Faith. 

Desertion and distress of soul, 13, 25, 38, 
42, 143. and temptation complained of, 
6 168; s 53. 


Desire of knowledge, 119 ixth part. of ho- 


liness, 119 xith part. of comfort and de- 
liverance, 119 xiith part. of quickening 
grace, 119 xvith part. of Christ's pre- 
sence, b 100. See more in Heaven, Christ, 
Love, &e. 

Desolations, the church’s safety in them, 
46. 


Despair and hope in death, 17, 49. deliver- 
ance from it, 18, 130. and presumption, 
a@ 115; b 156, 157. 

Despondency, b 85; s 53. reproyed, a 32, 39, 

Devil vanquished, a 58. See Victory. 

Devotion, b 15, 16, 34, 122; s 124, 125, 126, 
204, 236, duily, 55, 134, 141. on a sick 
bed, 6, 39. See Morning, Evening, Lord’s 


ay. 

Diana, ) 21. 

Difference between the righteous and the 
wicked, 1. 

Difficulty of conversion, b 161. 

Direction and pardon, 25. and defence 
prayed for, 5. and hope, 42. See Know- 
ledge. 

Discolution of this world, } 13. 

Disease. See Sickness. 

Distemper, folly and madness of sin, b 153. 

Distinguishing love, a 11, 12, 96, 117; 2 


Distress of soul, or backsliding and deser- 
tion, relieved, 51, 130. 

Divine perfections, 6 166, 167, 168, 169. 
See God, Deity, &c. goodness praised ; 
146, 147. 

Dominion of man over creatures, 8. God’s 
universal, 103. of God and our deliver- 
ance, D 111. eternal, 6 67. over the sea, 
b70;s 4. 

Doubts and fears suppressed, 
53, 54, 55. removed, b 60, 73. 

Dragon and Michael, a 58. 

Drunkard and glutton, 107. 

Duty to God and man, 15, 24. 

Dulness, spiritual, 6 25. 


3, 31, 143; s 


Dwelling with God. See Heaven, Church, 
&c 


Dying in the Lord, a 18. rich sinner, a 24. 


“i easy, & 66; ¢ 14. love of Christ 
c 


INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 


28, 29. See Christ, Babylon, Michael. 
Enjoyment of Christ, b 15, 1 
Enmity betwixt Christ and Satan, a 107. 


a 130. 

Equity and wisdom of Providence, 9. 

Espousal of the church, a 72, 

Establishment in grace, b 82. 

Eternity of God, b 17. of his dominion, 6 
67, and death, b 28; s 217. succeeding 
this life, b 55. See Heaven, Death. 

Evening Psalms, 4, 134, 139, 141, and 
morning hymns, a 79, 80, 81; } 6,7, 8; s 
201—204. 

Evidence of grace, or, self-examination, 
26. of sincerity, 18, 19, 139. : 

Evil times, safety in, 12. neighbours, 120. 
magistrates, 11, 58, 82. of sin, 6 24, 

Exaltation of Christ to the kingdom, 2, 
21, 22, 69,72, 110. See Christ, Glory, 
Sufferings, &c. : 

Example of Christ to enemies, 109; b 139; 
s 14, of saints, b 140, 

agian or evidences of grace, 26, 

Excellency of the Christian religion, 6 131. 

Exhortation to peace and holiness, 34. 

FAITH and prayer of persecuted saints, 
35. in the blood of Christ, 32, 51. in di- 
vine grace and power, 62, 130. and holi- 
ness, 34. and works, 37. in things un- 
seen, a 120; b 129. and knowle of 
Christ, a 103. love, and joy, a 108. and 
unbelief, 6 125. living and dead, a 140. 
assisted by sense, } 14]. its joy, b 162, in 
Christ our sacrifice, b 142. and salva- 
tion, a 100. of assurance, a 103. and 
sight, a 110; 6 145, triumphing in Christ, 
a 14. for pardon and sanctification, b 90. 
and reason, b 87, 109. its power, s 43. 
preciousness, s 44. encouraged by ex- 


ample, s 45. See Trust. 
Faithfulness of God, 89, 105/05 145, 146; 
4 40, 60, 69, of man, 15, 141. 


Fall of angels and men, 024. aad recovery 
of man, @ 107; b 78; s 6. 
False joys, s 47. zeal, 5 48, : 
Falsehood, blasphemy, &c. 12. and op- 
pression, deliverance from them, 12, 56. 
Family government, 101. Jove and wer- 
ship, 133, 134. blessings, 128... - 
Farewells 97, 2290 °F noien a 34, 
Fears and doubts suppressed, 3, 31, 
143; b 73. in the worship of God, 89, 99 
of God, 119 xiiith part. 
Fearful end of the wicked, 73. |. 
Feast of love, a 68, of triumph; ¢ 21. of the 
gospel, a7; ¢ 12; 20. made and guests 
invited, c 13, riet wid 
Fellowship. See Communion. — 
Fervency of devotion desired, b 34. 
; Be 6 158. and evil are our days, 


en 9 


INDEX OF 


Flattery and deceit complained of, 12, 36. 

Flesh and blood of Christ the best food, 
c 17,18. our tabernacle, a 110. and spirit, 
b 143. 

Food spiritual, a 7, 67, 68,74; b 15. See 
Feast. 

Folly and madness of sin, } 153. 

Forbear, & 105, 156. 

Forbearance. See Patience. 

Forgiveness of sin upon confession, 32. of 
injuries, @ 133. See Pardon. 

Formal worship, 50. 

Formality in worship, a 136. 

Forerunner, 653. 

Fountain, a 146. 5 

Frail life, ) 55, 58, 61. See Life, Health, 

| Forgetfulness, b i65. 

Frailty of man, 89, 90, 144. and folly, b 32. 

Free. See Grace, Election. ' 

gE from sin and misery in Heaven, 


Fretfulness discouraged, 37. 

Friends meeting, s 194. parting, s 195. 

Friendship, its blessings, 133. 

Funeral, a 5, 18; @3, 55, 61, 63; s 921, 231. 
psalms, 89, 90, 102. See Death, Burial,&c. 

GARDEN of Christ is the Church, @ 74, 76. 

Garment of salvation, a 7, 20. 

Gentiles given to Christ, 2, 22, 24, 67, 72, 
96, 98. church, 45, 65, 72, 87. owning the 
true God, 47, 96, 98. Christ revealed to 
them, a 10, 13,50; ¢ 12, 13, 14. Abra- 
ham’s blessing on them, @ 113,114; b 134. 

Gethsemane, s 17. 

Gift of the Spirit, 68. 

Glory of God in our salvation, 69. and go- 
vernment of Christ, 45. and grace pro- 

- mised, 84, 89, 97. in creation and provi- 
dence, 103. and death, 2 110; 0 61. See 
Heaven. of God above our reason, b 87. 
of Christ in heaven, } 91. See Christ. 
and grace by the death of Christ, c 23, 
9. justification, and sanctification, a 3. 
to the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, c 
26—41. of God in the gospel, 6 126. and 
grace in the person of Christ, b 47. and 
sufferings of Christ, b 43. See Sufferings. 

Glorying in the cross of Christ, c 19. 

Glorified martyrs and saints, a 40, 41. bo- 
dy, b 110. 

Glorification, @ 21, 25, 40; 6 110. and con- 
descension of Christ, 8, 45. 

Glutton, 78. and drunkard, 107. 

God, all in all, 127; b 93, 94. all-seeing, 
139. all-sufficient, 16, 33. his heing, at- 
tributes and providence, 36, 65, 147. his 
care of saints, 7,34. his creation and 
providence, 33, 104, &c. his perféctions, 
36, 111, 145, 147. his power and majesty, 
68, 89, 93, 96; 6 80. his sovereignty and 

oodness to man, 8, 113, 144, 145; b 170. 

is universal dominion, 103. his wisdom 
in his works, 111, 139. his absence. See 
Absence. his attributes, b 51, 115, 166, 
169. his faithfulness, 89, 105, 111. his 
goodness and mercy, 103, 145. his good- 
ness and truth, 145, 146. his governing 

ower and goodness, 66. his majesty, 97. 
fis condescension, 113} b 46, his conde- 
scension to our worship, b 45. his do- 
minion over the sea, b 70. his dominion 
and our deliverance, b 111. his domi- 
nion and sovereignty, s 4. his eternity, 6 
17. his eternal dominion, b 67. his ever- 
lasting absence intolerable, b 100, 107. 
his faithfulness to his promises, b 60, 
69. his glories above our reason, b 87. 

_ his goodness, b 6,7, 8,58, 80; s 2. his 
house longed for, 84. his grace. See 


SUBJECTS. 51 


Grace. his holiness, justice, and sove- 
reignty, @ 82. his kingdom supreme, b 
115. his love in sending his Son, a 100. 
his servants safe, s 94. hia praise. See 
Praise. his presence in life and death, b 
115, See Presence. his promise and truth 
unchangeable, a 39; J 69. his terrible 
majesty, b 22. his mercy and truth, 36, 
8S, 103, 136, 145. his mercy, J 80. his 
truth, 6 60, 69. his vengeance, b 44, 62. 
his unity and trinity, ¢ 26—4l. his word, 


a 53. his wrath and mercy, @ 42. his 
name proclaimed, s 5. his controversy, 
s 139. his defence of Zion, s 178. our de- 
fence and salvation, 3, 33, 61, 115. our 
only hope and help, 142, our Portion, 
and Christ our hope, 4. our portion here 
and hereafter, 73. our Portion or chief 
good, 2 64, 91. our preserver, 121, 138. 


our refuge in national trouble, 46. our 
shepherd, 23. our support and comfort, 
94. our delight, b 42. our defence, 3. our 
banner, $75. our provider, s 74. eternal, 
sovereign, and holy, 93. eternal and man 
mortal, 90, 102. glorified and sinners 
saved, 69. great and good, 68, 144, 145, 
147. heart-searching, 139. the Judge, 9, 
50, 97. the glory and defence of Zion, b 
64. kind to his people, 145, 146. made 
man, 8. of nature and grace, 65. praised 
by children, 8. present in his churches, 
84, supreme governor, 75, 82, 93. un- 
changeable, 89, 111. worthy of all praise, 
145, 146, 150. safety of trusting, 61, 62. 
glorified by Christ, 6 126. c 10. the 
avenger of his saints, D 115. the Creator” 
and ‘Redeemer, b 35. dwells with the 
humble, a 87. far above creatures, a 82. 
the Father, Son, and Spirit, c 26. go- 


vernment from him, } 149. invisible, b 
26. incomprehensible, b 87, 170. and cur 
neighbour loved, a 116. preserver of our 
lives, b 6, 7, 8, 19. sight of him weans us 
from earth, b 41. being of, s 1. the Crea- 
for, s 3. glories of in redemption, s 29. 
healeth, s 76. the pilgrim’s guide, s 91. 
confidence and joy in, s 95. invocation 
to, s 35, 107. meeting of a sinner with, s 
109. efficacy of his word, s 119. minis- 
ters a sweet savour to, s 144 

Going to Church, 122. 

Goodness of God, 8, 111, 145, 146; b 58, 64. 
See Grace. to soul and body, 103, and 
power of God, a 42; b 80; 5 2. 

Gospel, its glory and success, 19, 45, 110. 
joyful sound, 89, 98. worship and order, 
48. feast, c 12. See Grace, Feast. invita- 
tion and provision, a 7; ¢ 20. times, 
their blessedness, a 10. See Scripture. 
glorifies God, 6 126. no liberty to sin, @ 
106, 118, 132. not ashamed of it, a 103; 
c 19. and law, a 94; 6 120, 121, 124. sin- 
ned against, a 118. its different success, 
a 119; } 144. ministry, a 10. attested by 
miracles, a 128; b 136, 137. its glorious 
effects, b 138; s 119, 182—185. 

Government of God, 66, of Christ, 45. from 
God, 75; b 149. 

Grace, its evidences, or self-examination, 
26, 139. above riches, 144. without 
merit, 16, 32. of Christ, 45, 72. and pro- 
vidence, 33, 36, 135, 136, 147, preserving 
a drestoring, 138. truth and protection, 
57. tried by affliction, 17, 66, 125. and 
glory, 84, 97. pardoning, 51, 130. and 
glory by the death of Christ, ¢ 23. of the 
spirit, @ 102, converting, ) 159; s 115. in 


exercise, ¢ 25. justifies, a 94. sanctifies 
and saves, a 111. not conveyed by pa- 


52 INDEX OF 


rents, a 99. all-sufficient in duty and suf- 
ferings, a 25, 32, 104, given in Christ, 
a 137. covenant, a 9, children in it, @ 

113, 114. and holiness, a 132. electing, a 
54, its freedom anid sovereignty, a “i, 
32, 96, 117; b 96, 97. and glory in the 
person of Christ, b 47. adopting, a 64. 
persevering, a 4g, promises, a@ 7, %. 
throne accessible by Christ, b 36, 37, 
10% proffered, a 9. 

Greatness of God, 145, 

Greek and Jew, 87. 

Grave, b 3; s 230. 

Gratitude, a 81; b 9, 74, 79, 96, 97 ; = 23, 
78, 79, 80 

Guilt of conscience relieved, 32, 38, 51, 130. 

Gulf, b 21, 79. 

HAPPY suint and cursed sinner, 1. death, 
a 19. men, 92, 93. change, s 41. 

Happiness in God, 4, 23, 34, 57, 61, 63,) 
73, 84, 103, 116, 119, 121, 145, 146. "See 
Blessed, Henven. 

Harvest, 65, 126, 147. 

Hardness of heart, 698. 

Hatred and love, a 130, 

Health, sickness, and recovery, 6, 30, 31. 
prayed for, 6, 38, 39. preserved, b 6, 7, 8, 
19. restored, @ 55. 

Heart, hard, » 98. healed, s 40. known to 
God, 139. changed, s 41. 

Heathen. See Gentiles. 

Hearing of prayer and salvation, 4, 10, 66, 
102. 


oki 


Heaven of separate souls and resurrection, 
17. the saints’ dwelling-place, 24. and 
earth, b 10, 11, 53. and hell, @ 45. invisi- 
ble and holy, @ 105. meditation of it, b 
162. joy there for repenting sinners, a 
101. its blessedness and business, a 40, 
41. the hope of it our support, b 56. its 
prospect makes death easy, b 66. wor- 
ship of it humble, ) 68. freedom from 
sin and misery there, b 86. hoped for by 
Christ’s resurrection, a 26. insured and 
prepared for, @ 27. Christ's dwelling- 
place, a 76; b 91. sight cf God and 
Christ there, b 23. desired, 628; s 98, 
99, 101, 223. 

Heavenly-mindedness, b 57. joy on earth, 
6 15, 30, 59. 

Hell and death, b 2. and judgment, bd 62. 
or the vengeance of God, b 22, 44. the 
holy fear of it, b 107. 

Helpless, hope of the, 142, 

Hezekiah’s song, } 55. 

Holy spirit, breathed after, b 34. opera- 
tions of, b 133. influences, s 42. address- 
ed, s 55. See Spirit. 

Holiness, pardon, and comfort, 4. desired, 
119 xith part. professed, 119 ijid part. 
139, and sovereignty of God, @ 82, 86. and 
grace, a 132, 140. its characters, a 102. 
See Grace, Spiritual, Sanctification. 

Honours bestowed by God, 74. vain, 6 10). 
to magistrates, b 149, 

Hope in ‘darkness, 13, 77, 143. of resurrec- 
tion, 16, 71. and despair in death, 17, 
49. and prayer, 27. for victory, 20. "and 
direction, 42. in afflictions, 42, 143, of the 
living, @ 88. gives light and strength, b 
129. in the covenant, a 139 >of heaven 
by Christ’s resurrection, a 26. of heaven 
our support under trials, 6 65. of the 
resurrection, b 3,110; s 53, 60, 61. 

Hosanna of the children, 8. for the Lord’s 
day, 118, to Christ, @ 16; c 42, &c. 

House of God longed for, 84, 132, 

Household. See Family. 

Householder’s psalm, 101. 


SUBJECTS. 


Brat te a 

60. aud lic, | a 30, Se t, 
= Suiving de. +) ie We et i‘) 139. 

umili submis: ion, 29, 1 39. 

and pide, a 127. and moe 2, 

in heaven, b 6B, rye wb s ays ves 
Husbandman’s 6 wey 
Hypocrites and hypocrisy. 12, 50. ; 
Hypocrisy and want “ypocrite 

or almost christian W paerhest 
IDOLATRY repreved 18, 5 
Ignorance enlightened a oii, ie and un- 


* fruitfulaess, b AGS. ocr tetra bast irs 
images. See pee 
mprecations a ener 
impeaiantes & rare : ae a! 
mportance 0} igion, @ 8 217. of 

lime, a 88; b 55; 5216. - : 
igure 06, 97, 98. whi Christ, 40; 12, 
Incomprehensible God, b87. and invisible, 


togperancy of our "sre b 20; 33 51, 52, 54, 
Indian arrow, 


b : 

Infants, s 224, re Children, 
Ingratitude complained of, b 7: 
Instruction from God, 25. 
Instruction from Scripture, 119 ivth and 

viith parts, in piety, 34. _ 
Inspiration and prophecy,b 151. _ 
Institution of the Lord's ccpret, el. 
Instruetive afflictions, 94. | 
Insufficieney of self-righteousness, 6 154 
Intercession of Christ, 6 36, 37, 118. 
inten perasee punished, 7 78. and pardoned, 


homes of Christ, opevenne a 70. of 
the Gospel, a 7, 9, 127; 20. 

Israel saved from the Augie} 76. saved 
from Egypt, and brought to Canaan,77, 
105, 107, 135, 136. rebellion and punish 
ment, 78. punished and pardoned, 106, 
107. travels in the wilderness, 107, 114. 

JAPAN, 6 131. 


fs, 


Jealousy of our love to Christ, ee 78. 


Jehovah, 68, 83, 133, 148. reigns, 93. ite 
Jesus, $ 88. Tireh, $74. Misi, s 75. 
phi, s 76. Shalem, 877. 

Jesus. See Lord, Christ. 

Jews. See Israel, Moses, Gospel, Christ, 
Gentiles. 

John the Baptist’s Message, a 50. 

Joshua, Aaron, and Moses, 6 124, 

Joy of conversion, 126. in the worship of 
God, 84 pause. faith and love, a 108, of 
faith, 6 162. carnal parted with, b 10, 
il. heavenly upon earth, a 135; b 50, 59. 
spiritual restored, b 73, See’ Denabt, 
Comfort. 

Joys are gone, a * of heaven, a 105. 

Jordan, b 66. 

Jubilee, s 132. 

Judah’s Lion, B53. 

Judgment and mercy, 9, 68 day, 1, 50, 96, 
97, 98, 129, 149; @ 45, 65, 89, 90. seat of 
God, 9. and hell, b 62. Christ coming to 
it, a6): 8 284; 235.0 4 

Justice. of providenne,. Bs and. ‘troth. to- 
wards men, 15. ef aot 

Justification, a 14. free, ‘$0 130, by ‘faith 
not by works, a 94, 109, sanctification, 
a7, 30, 80, 85; B90. ond siorye 4%: See 
Pardon. 4 

KING David and Christ, a1. 

Kingdom of Christ, 2,21, 47, 72, 110. and 
titles of Christ, @ MeL. of Christ 
among men, a 21, of Go eternal, & 
67. supreme, 6 115, 


INDEX OF 


Knowledge desired, 19, 119 ixth part. and 
faith in Christ, a 103. saving from God, 
@ 11, 12, 93; 6 39. 

LAMB that was slain, @ 1, 95, 49, 62: See 
Christ. 

Last Judgment, a 45. tempest, s 233. 

Law of God, delight in it, 119 vth part. 
convinces of sin, @ 115. condemns, a 94. 
and gospel, 5 120, 121, 124, 126, 152. and 

‘ospel sinned against, a 128. 

Lebanon, @ 73. 

Leviathan, b 70. 

ene priesthood fulfilled in Christ, }) 


Life and riches, their vanity, 49. short and 
feeble, 89, 90, 144. an empty show, 17, 
frail and succeeding eternity, b 55..pre- 
served, b 6, 7, 8, 19. short, frail misera- 
ble, @ 81:3 39, 58. the day of grace and) 
hope, a88: s 212. 

Light and salvation by Jesus Christ, @ 
50. in darkness by the presence of God, 
6 54. given to the blind, a 11, 12; s 68. 

Living stone, Christ the, 118. 

Long-sufferance. See Patience. 

Longing to presi hri, b5. after God, 


Lord Jesus at hi own table, a 66; ¢ 15. 
supper, preaching, and baptism, ‘y 1Al. 
supper insti uted, cl. day, b72. delight- 
ful, b 14, table provided for, ¢ 20. ‘Bee 
Obrist. nif! 

Lord’s Day psalm, 92, 118. morning, 5, 19, 
63. welcomed, b 14, 72. prayer, s 133. 
supper, ¢ l. 

Love of Christ unchangeable, a 14, 39. of | 
Christ to sinners, 35. 

Love of Christ to his church, @ 77. of 
Christ, its strength, @ 78. of God, to the 
righteous, and hatred to the wicked, qT, 
UL of God in sending his Son, @ 100; d 
103; 104. of God better than lite, 63. of 

God unchangeable, 89, 106. to ourneigh- 
bour, 15. to ‘enemies, 35, 109. to Christ, 
b 100. to God pleasant and powerful, } 
38. fo God and to our neighbour, @ 116. 
to God inconstant, b 20. to the creatures 
dangerous, b 48, Christ's dying, ¢ 4, 22.) 
brotherly, and worship in a family, 133, 
shed abroad in the heart, @ 135. its ‘ban- 
quet, a 68, c 13. unseen, @ 108. and ha- 
tred, a 130. faith and joy, a 108. and 
charity, @ 133. religion vain without it, 
a 134. peace and meekness, @ 102. dis- 
tinguishing, a 11, 12; b 96, 97. 

Lukewarm, s 159. 

Luxury punished, 78. and pardoned, 107. 

Lydia, a 121. 

MADNESS, folly, and distemper of sin, } 
153. Christ charged with, a 63. 

Magistrates w ariied, 58, 82. ‘qualifications,| 
161. raised and deposed, 79. honoured, b 
14 


Meteln aa of Me 68. See God. of God ter- 

rible 

Malice oa ae @ 130. 

Man, his vanity ‘as mortal, 39,89, 90, 144; 
a 82. dominion over creatures, 8. mortal 

» and Christ eternal, 102. wonderful for- 
mation, 139) sinner by nature, 14. a 
merciful, described, 41,112. saved and 


angels punished, 6 '96, 97. his fall and 


recovery, @ 107. 
Manna, a 49; 5s 
Manners corruption of Jamented, 12, 
Marriage, s 196, re ct pei 45, 
Mariner’s psalm, 10 
Martyrdom, a 14; 5 a 
Martyrs glorified, a 40, 41. 


SUBJECTS. 


Mary, the virgin’s song, a 60. 

Master of a family, 101. 

Mediator’s kingdom promised, 89. the 
way to the throne 0 ‘grace, b 108. 

Meditation, 1, 63, 119° vth and vith parts. 


53 


of heaven, 3 162. ana ment b 122. 
Melancholy reproved, and ho ope 77. 
removed, 126. 7 : 
Melchisedec, 110. re ee ¥- 

oath 


Memory, weak, 6 165. 

Memorial of our absent Lord, ¢ 6. 

Mercies, common, spiritual, and Special, 
68. spiritual and temporal, 103. innu- 
/ merable, 139. everlasting, 136. recorded, « 
107. and judgment, 9. and truth of God, 
36, 89, 103, 136, 145, 146. national, d 1, 
1; ’s 78; 80; 113, 114. See Grace, 
Wrath, Thanks. 

Merciful man blessed, 41. 

Merit disclaimed, 16. 

Messiah’s coming and kingdom, 98; d 12. 
born, a 60; s8. joy of angels at his ‘birth, 
s 9. song at his birth, s 10. types of, 8 7. 
See Christ. 

Michael’s war with the dragon, a 58. 

Midnight thoughts, 63, 139, 119 vth and 
vith} parts. 

Millennium, s 182, 185—187. 

Ministers ordained, 132; s 143, 144. com- 
mission, @ 128. dead, s 148, 149, sick, s 
147. 


-;Ministry of angels, b 18. of the gospel, a 
10. 


|Miracles, b 136, 137. in the wilderness, 114. 

Misery of sinners, 119. and sin banished 
from heaven, 6 86. and shortness of life, 
4 39. without God in the world, 056. of 
sinners. See Death, Hell, Sinner. 

Mistaken souls, a 140, 

Missionary, 19, 67, 72, 96, 98; @ 10, 50, 
128; b 131, 144; $. 179-188. 

Morning psalm, 3, 134, 141. of a oe 
5, 19, 63: and evening songs, a 79, 80, 81; 
b 6, 7, 8; s 199, 200, 03, 304, star, a 50.) 

Mortality ‘of man, 39, 49, 89, 90. and hope, 
89. and God’s eternity, 96, 102. and va- 
nity of man, a 82. 

Mortification to the world by the sight of 
God, 41. by the cross of Christ, 59; ¢ 7. 

Moses and Christ, a 49, 118. dying, 249, 
Aaron and Joshua, b 324 

Mourning. See Complaint, Repentance. 

Mystery ‘of Providence unfolded, 73. 

Mysteries revealed, a 11, 12. 

NAMES, offices. aud titles of Christ) a 
146, 147, 148, 149,150. 

Nations, honour and safety in the church, 
48. prosperity, 67, 144. blest and pupigh- 
ed, 107. 

National deliverance, 67, 75, 76, 124, 12fi. 
desolations, the church's safety and tri- 
sole them, 46. mercies and thanks, 

1 

Nativity of Christ, @ 2, 3,13. SeoChrist, 
Christmas. 

Nature and Scripture, 19,119 viith pat. 
of man, 139; and grace, @ 104. corrupt » 
from Adam, a 57; 6 128. 

New song of salvation, 118; @ 1. convert, 
s 46. Jerusalem, a Or, 103. covenant 
sealed, ¢ 3. promises, @ ws year, a 88; b 
19,32, 55,58; s 212; 213, 214. creature, 
a9. testament in the hood of Christ, ¢ 
3. création, a 95,130; 4 180. birth, a 98, 
See Regeneration: i 

New-England psalm, 207. 

Night, asim for ote 121, 134. 

Not ashamed, e19. 

Noon and midnig ght alike to God, 139, 

+ 


5 


54 


INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 


OBEDIENCE, sincere, 18, 32, 139. better) Power and. hie pe dia 86. tad wintom 


than sacrifice, 50. ‘evangelical, a 140, 143. 
Offence not to be given, a 126. 
Offices and operations of the Holy Spirit, 


the Gos 
in Christ "crucified, 126; ¢ 10. and 
goodness of God-awfal, a 42; 580. aw 


b 133. of Christ, a 146, 147, 148, 149, 150 ;/Practical atheism, 14,36. Hite sem 


6 132. 

i age and death, 90. and resurrection, 

1, 89. and death of the unconverted, a 

ar s 219. 

Olive-tree, the wild and good, a 114. 

Sn tarety Omniscience, and Omnipo- 
tence, &c. 139. See God. al 

Ordination, 19, 98, 132; a 10,119, 128; 4 
131, 144; s 143—146. 

Ordinances, benefit of, b 123. See Worship, 
Lord’s Supper. 

Original sin, a 57. confessed, 51. See 
Adam, Nature. 

PAINS, comfort under them, 6 50. 

Pardon, holiness and comfort, 4. waited 
for, 25. of backsliding, 78. and direction, 
25. and repentance prayed for, 38. and 
confession, 32; @ 131. of original and 
actual sin, 51. plentiful with ( God, 130. 


a sufficioncy of it, b 85. and strength Prayer heard, 4, 


from Christ, ¢ 24. bought at a dear 
rice, ¢ 4, and sanctification hy recy a 
; 5 90. brought to our senses, ¢ 11. 

Parents and children, a 113, 114; s J60— 
167, 225. cotivey not grace, 99, 

Paradise on earth, b 59. 

Passion, Christ's, 69; b 83, 84, 128, s 73. 
See Christ, Sufferings, Anger, Love. 

Passover, Christ is ours, b 155. 

Patience under afflictions, 39; a 5, 129; b 
109. under persecutions, 37, 44. in dark- 


ness, 77, 130, 131. of God producing re- 


pentance, b 74, 105. 
Pattern, Christ is ours, b 139. 


Praise to God from children, 8, for crea- 


tion and providence, 33, 104, 106. for 
eminent deliverance, 34, 1] 118. for the 
gospel, 98. for health restored, 30, 116. 


for hearing pant 102. for protec- 
tion, grace, an 57. for provi- 
dence and: grace, 36. ‘or rain, 65, 147. 


for temptations overcome, 18. for tem- 

poral b "eal 68, 147. for viecory in 
coc 18. for da) cd ieee and 
servation, for creation re- 
demption, 3 a $23—33, 102. from all 
creatures, 148; 571. from all nations, 
117. from the saints, 149, 150, from an- 
gels, 6 27. from the eiashony Tk toour 
Creator, 100. to Jesus Christ, 45; 05, 
21, 29, 35, to the Trinity, ¢ 26—41. ge- 
neral, 86, 145, 150; s 104, 106, 236. and 
prayer public. Pee on oe a 


and hope of 


orp, 20. 2% my praise 
public, 65; a 1. end 


, 27. _s faith 


of persecuted saints, 35, 37, 56. and 
praise for deliverance, 34; a 30. for re- 
pentance and pardon, &¢. 38. for chil- 
dren, s 160, 16>, 165, 1 . for help, 

private, a 30; s 53, 59. Suiplaict. 


in time of war, 20. in church’s distress, 
80. igre and Zion restored, 102; s 179 


Preaching, baptism and the Lord’s supper, 


rdination. 


Predestination, See Election. 
Preparation for death, a 27. See Death. 


Peace and holiness encouraged, 34. w-th|Preserving grace, 138, 
men desired, 120. restored, 118. of con-|Preservation in public dangers, 46, 91 


science, b 57. and contention, a 130. 
See Comfort, Joy. 

Pearl, b 119. 

Penitent’s psalm, 5. 
Perfections of God, 36, 111, 136, 145, 147; 

*  166—169. persevering grace, a 26, 32, 
48, 51, 138. 

Persecuted saints, their prayer and faith, 
35, 44, 74, 80, 


112. of this world, 513. daily, 121. of 
og graces, a 51. of our lives, b 6,7, 8, 


Presence of God, 132; b 45. light in dark- 


ness, b 54. in death, a 19; 6 31, 49; ¢ 14. 
in life and death, y 117. or absence of 
Christ, b 59. of Christ in worship, @ 66; 
i 16; ¢ 15. of God our life, b 93, 94, 


Persecuti ion, courage under it, 119 xviith|Presumption and despair, a 115; b 156, 157. 
part ; «14. victory over, and ‘deliverance|Pride and atheism, and gre ee pu- 


from it, 7, 53, 94. 

Perseverance, 138. in trials, 119 xviith 
part. 

Persecutors punished, 7, 129, 149. their 


nished, 10, 12. and ag a 
lity, @ 1, 2, 126, 127 


. and humi- 


Priesthood of Christ, 40, 10; 6118, Le- 


vitical ending in Christ, 6 12, 


folly, 14. complained of, 35, 44, 74, 80,|Princes vain, 62, 146. 


83. deliverance from them, 94. 


Prodigal repenting, a 123, 


Person of Christ glorious and gracious, a Profession of sincerity and aes, 


75; b 47 
Pestilence, preservation in it, 91. 
Peter, 8. 
Pharaoh, 136. 
Piety, instruction therein, 34. See Saints. 
Pilgrims, 130. 
Pilgrimage of the saints, b 53. 
Pilate’s bar, a 63. 
Pisgah, b 49. 
Pity to the afflicted, 41. See Charity, God. 


&c. 119 part 3d 139. false, 50. 


Profit and unprofitableness, @ 118; b 165, 
Promises and threatenings, 81. pleaded, 


119 part xth. of the covenant, @ 9, 39. 
he See ce and ocurt of God 
unchangeable, a 139. our se 

60, 69, 162. ‘ tne 


Promised Messiah born, a 60; 107, 185; 38, 
Prophecies and ty 


of Christ, 3 135. and 


ik 


inspiration, b 151.5 


Pleading without repining, 39, 123. the|Prosperity Se eo 37, 49, 55, 73. and 


promises, 119, xth part. 
Pleasures of a good couscience, b 57. of 


adversity, a5, vain, Yin 


and spiritnsly 67. 


religion, } 30, 59. sinful, forsaken, b 10,)Prosperous sinners cursed, 87, ' 


Ui, their vanity and danger, 6101. 
Poor, charity to them, 15, 37, 41, 112. 
Portion of saints and sinners, 4, il, 17, 37. 

God our, 4; } 93, 94. 

Popish idolatry reproved, 115. 


Protection, truth, and grace, 


Providence, b 
Poverty seuss 16. of spirit, a 102,127.! 9, 103, 138, 


da: 
and night, 121. from spiritual = dy 
b 82. of the church, @ 8, 22, 23. Bee 


Church. 
46. its wisdom and ', 
and creation, 33, 135, 136. 


INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 


55 


and grace, 36, 65, 147. and perfections; of Christ, 2, 16. of the saints, 16, 17, 49, 


of God, 36. its mystery unfolded, 73, re- 
corded, 77, 78, 107. in air, earth; and 
sea, 65, 89, 104, 147. executed by Christ, 
a1. over afilictions and death, a 83. its 
darkness, 6 109, prosperous and afilict- 
ive,a5. | 

Provision. See Gospel, Lord’s Table. 

Prudence and zeal, 39. ; 

Psalm for soldiers, 18,60. for old age, 71. 
for husbandmen, 65. for a funeral, 89, 90. 
for the Lord’s day, 92: for magistrates, 
301. for householders, 101. for: gluttons 
and drunkards, 107. for-New-England, 
107. before prayer, 95. before sermon, 95. 

Public praises for private mercies, 116, 
118, for deliverance, 124. worship, ab- 
sence from it:complained of, 42. worship’ 
attended on, 122. prayer and praise, 65, 
84. ordinances. See Worship. 

Publican and Pharisee, @ 131. 

Punishment of sinners, 1, 11, 37. and sal- 
vation, 78,81, 106. See Affliction. for 
sin, @ 100,118, See Hell. 

Purposes holy, 119 part xvth. 

bears anager ae of a Christian, 15, 


Quarrelsome neighbours, 120. 

Quickening grace, 119 part xvith. 

RACE, christian, a 48; b 53. 

Rain from heayen, 65, 135, 147. prayed 
for, s 209. 

Reason, feeble, b 87. carnal, humbled, a 
11, 12: 8-73. 

ei dices oa to God in Christ, 6 148, s 


Recovery from sickness, 6, 30, 116; a 55. 

Red Sea, a 49. 

Redemption, 135. in Christ, a 97, 98; b 78. 
and protection, b 82. by price, c 4. and 
by power, b 29. See Christ. in the wor-| 
ship of Zion, 122. 

Redeeming love, s 23, 25, 33, 152. 

Refuge, a 30; s 152. in God, 3, 11, 18, 31, 
37, 46, 55, 56, 91, 94, 115. 

Regeneration, a 95, 99; 6 130, 133, 138, 
159; s 34, 40. See Election, Adoption, 
Sanctification. 

Rejoicing from God, 18. See Joy, Delight. 

Relative duties, 15, 133. 

Religion and justice, 15, 24. in words and 
deeds, 37, 41, 50, 112. neglected, b 32. 
vain without love, a 133, 134. christian, 
the excellency of it, 6 131. revealed. 
See Gospel, Scripture. genuine, a 132, 
143. liypoeritical, @ 136; s 47. impor- 
tant, a 88; s 217. the one thing needful, 
3 205. 

Religious education, 34, 78. 

Remembrance of former deliverances, 77, 
78, 143. of Christ, ¢ 6. 

Remarkable display of grace, 126. 

Renewing grace, s 34, 

Repenting prodigal, a 123, 

Repentance, confession, and pardon, 32. 
and prayer for pardon and strength, 38. 
and faith in the blood of Christ, 51. 

» from God's goodness and patience, b 74, 
105. and humiliation, @ 87. at the cross 
of Christ, 6-9, 106. and impenitence, DI 

i ae ares joy to heaven, a@ 101; 5.36, 37, 


, 39. 

Reproach removed, 31, 37. 

Resignation, 39, 123, 131;.a5, 129; s 70, 
71, 73. See Submission. 

Resolutions, holy, 119 part xvth. 

Restoring grace, 23, 138. 

Resurrection, a 6; 6 102, 110. and death 


71. and death, 49, 71, 89. See Death, 
Christ, Heaven, 

Retirement and meditation, b 122. 

Returns and backslidings, b 20. b 

Revelation of Christ. See Gentile, Gospel. 

Reverence in worship, 89, 99. 

Revenge and love, @ 130; 6 118 

Revolution, 75. 

Rich sinner dying, 49; @ 24; 6 5b.. 

Riches, their vanity, 49, 62; b 56, 101. 
compared with grace, 144, 

Righteous. See Saints, 

Righteousness from Christ, 71, See Sal- 
vation. Pardon, Christ, and strength in 
Christ, a 84, 85, 97, 98. of Christ valua- 
ble, a 109. our robe, @ 7, 20. and self- 
righteousness, a 131. our own insuffi- 
cient, b 154, 

Rock, 18, 61, 118; s 150. of ages, s 177. 

Romans, 2. 

Rose and lily, a 146. 

Ruin of Antichrist, a 29. = 

SABBATH delightful, b) 14. See Lord’s 


Day. 

Sasi ment a 1, 61, 62, 63, 67, 69, 72, 74, 
145; b 29, 43, 79, 142; ¢ entire; s 168— 
175. See Baptism, Lord’s Supper. 

Sacrifice, 40, 51, 69. incarnation of Christ, 
40; b 142. and intercession, 6 118. 

Safety in public dangers, 91. and triumph 
of the church in national desolations, 
46, 125. in God, 61. and delight in the 
church, 27; a 8, 22, 23, } 

Saints happy, and sinners cursed, 1, 11, 
119 part Ist. safety in evil times, 12, 
46. the best company, 16, characterized, 
15, 24: a 143. and sinners’ portion, 1, 17. 
dwell in heaven, 15, 24. punished and 
saved, 78, 106. God's care of them, 34. 
reward, at last, 50, 90, 92. and sinners’ 
end, J, 11, 37. patienoe and world’s ha- 
tred, 37. chastised and sinners destroy- 
ed, 94. die, but Christ lives, 102. pu- 
nished and pardoned, 106, 107. conducted 
to heaven, 107. tried and preserved, 66, 
125, afflictions moderated, 125, judging 
the world, 149. God their avenger, b 
115. and hypocrites, @ 136, 140. their 
example, b 140. in hand of Christ, a 
138. security, 61; 64; s 79, 93, 94, 95. 
beloved in Christ, @ 54, adopted, a 64. 
death and burial, b 3. in glory, a 40, 41; 
5 94, 105, 150. communion, ¢2; s 105, 
privileged, s 100, 105. See Church, Spi- 
ritual. 

Salvation, 5 88. of saints, 10. and triumph, 
18. and defence in God, 61. by Christ, 
69, 85; a 137. of the worst of sinners, a 
104. by grace, a 111. See Christ, Cross, 
Grace, Heaven, Light, Redeemer, Right- 
eousness. 

Sanctification, justification, and glory, a 
3. and pardon, a 9. through faith, b 36. 

Sanctified afflictions, 94, 119 last part. 

Satan subdued, 3, 6, 13. and Christ at en- 
mity, a 107. his various temptations, b 
156, 157. conquered by Christ, 4 89. See 
Devil. 

Saviour, joy at his birth, s 9. angel’s song, 
s 10, infancy of, s 12, his ministry, s 13. 
his exampie, s 14. his transfiguration, s 
15, his agony, 17. bis death, s 18, 19. 
his ascension, s:22, 23, 24. his corona- 
tion, s 26, 27. his intercession, s 31. 
weeping, s 16, rising and reigning, s 20, 
21, 23. praise to the, s 25. kingdom of, ¢ 
28. the Believer’s ark, s 63. a Friend, # 


56 INDEX OF 


SUBJECTS. 


64. excellent, s 81. all good, s 82. a re-|Sinful pleasures rogram rh a ; 
| dmc 


fuge, s 84. a pilot, s 85. a shepherd, s 92./Slander, deliverance from 
believer's song, s 96. love to, s 101. ad-/Sloth, spiritual 

dress to, s 113. the refuge of his Church, |Society in heaven 
s 150. addresses to the Church, s 155,|Soldier’s psalm, 
156, 157, 158, 159. regard to children, s\Son equal with 


161. young persons invited to the, s 163. 


relieved in his members, s 192. desire to — 


be with, s 222, unseen 
Scripture, b 119, 120, 
compared with the book of nature, 19, 


, a 108, 


119 part viith. instruction from it, 119] of Moses and the Lamb, a 49, 


part ivth. delight in it, 119 parts vth 
and xviiith. holiness and comfort from 
it, 119 part vith. perfection, 119 part 


it 
plained of, 6 25. 
blessed, b 33, 


‘i> 


8, en! 

the Father, Db 51. See 
Christ. 
= God, a 64, 143. elect and new-born, 


a 54, 
151. See Gospel.|Song of angels, a 3; 2 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 of 


Simeon, a 19; c 14, of Zechariah, a 50. 
56, 103, 
of Picts kee Ae ra- 
hrased, a 66—78. of the Virgin Ma: 
@ 60. See Pealm. i 


viith. variety and excellency, 19, 119/Sorrow removed, 30, comfort under it, 6 


part viiith. attended with the Spirit, 
119 part ixth. 
Sea under the dominion of God, b 70. 


Seasons of the year, 65, 147; s 140, 206—|Sou 
212, 


Sealing and witnessing Spirit, a 144. 

Seaman’s song, 107, 114. 

Secret devotion, 34, 119 part iid. 

Secure and awakened sinner, a 115. 

Security in the promises, b 40, 60. 69. 

Seeking God, 27, 63, 122. after Christ, a 
67, 71. 


50, 65, 69. for the dead relieved, } 3. 
godly, b 9. for sin, s 36. See Repentance, 
Affliction, Sickness. 
] in state, 17, 146, 150. See 
Death, Heaven, Hell. 
Sc @11, 86. See Grace, Election, 
‘01 


Spirit given at Christ’s ascension, 68. his 
teaching desired, 51, 119 part ixth. 
breathed after, a 74; 634. water and’ 
blood, c 9. his offices, b 133. witnessing 
and sealing, a 144. its fruits, @ 102. 


Self-examination, or evidences of grace,|Spiritual enemies overcome, 3, 18, 144, 


26, 139. righteousness, @ 131. insufficient, 
b 154. 


Sense assisting our faith, 6 141. 

Sensual delights dangerous, 6 11, 12, 48. 

Separate souls, heaven, 17. 

Serpent, brazen, a 112. 

Shame of Christ abjured, @ 130; s 50. 

Shepherd of saints is God, 23. Christ and 
his pastures, a 67. 

Shipwreck prevented, 107. 

Shortness of life and its frailty, 90; 639, 58. 

Sickness healed, 6, 30, 116; a 55. tempta- 
tions in, overcome, 6. 

Sick-bed devotion, 6, 38, 39, 130. 

Signs of Christ’s coming, 12, 96, &c. 

Sight of God mortifies us to the world, } 
41. of Christ beatific, 16,75. and faith, 
a 110, 120; b 129, 145. of Christ, makes 
death easy, c 14. 

Simeon’s song, a 19; ¢ 14. 

Sinai and Sion, 6 152. 

Sin of nature, 14. original and actual con- 
fessed and pardoned, 51. and chastise- 
ment of saints, 78, 106. universal, 14. 
forgiven upon confession, 32. the cause 
of Christ’s death, 681. and misery ba- 
nished from heaven, a 105: b 86. origin- 
al, a 57. pardoned and subdued, a 9, 104; 
690. indwelling, a 115. its power, b 86. 
of tongue, 12, 34, 50. the ruin of angels 
and men, 6 24. custom in it, 160. folly, 
madness, and distemper of it, b 153. 
conviction of it by the law, @ 115. 
against the Jaw and gospel, a 118. eru- 
cified, @ 106. deceitfulness of it, b 150. 
removed, s 36. 

Sincerity, 19, 26, 32, 139. professed and 
rewarded, 18, 119 part iiid. and hypo- 
crisy, a 136. ‘ 

Sinner cursed, and saint happy, 1, 11. and 

~ saint’s portion, 1, 17, 37, 50. hated, and 
saint’s patience, 37. destroyed and 
saints chastised, 94. heard for the sake 
of Christ, 69. death, 49. vilest saved, )) 
104. and saint’s death, b 121. invited to 
Christ, a 127. excluded from heaven, a 
104, 105. his death terrible, a 91; B 2. 

* submitting to God, 5.38. 
Sinning and repenting, b 20. 


blessings and punishment, 81. minded- 
ness, 119 part iid. enemies deliverance 
from, 3; ) 65, 82. warfare, 577. pilgrim- 
age, b 53. apparel, a 7, 50. race, a 48, 
sloth and doliaes b 25, 34. joy, b 73, 75. 
meat, drink, and clothing, a 7. food. 
See Feasts, Saints, Grace, &e. 

Spouse of Christ, the church, 45. 

Spring of the year, 65; a 69; s 206, 207. 
and summer, 65, 104. and winter, 147. 

State of nature and grace, a 104. 

Storm and thunder, 29, 48, 107, 135. final, 
s 233. See Thunder. 

Strength, repentance, and pardon pra: 
for, 38. from Christ, 71. of grace, 
from heaven, a 15, 32, 48. righteousness 
and pardon in Christ, a 84, 65; c 24, 

Strife complained of, 120. 

Stupidity, 6 25. 

Submission, 123, 131. to Christ, 2. to sick- 
ness, 39; a 5; b 109; s 38, 39, 70, 71. and 
deliverance, a 129. 

Success of the Gespel, 19, 110; @ 11, 12, 
119; 6 144. in affairs of life is from God, 
127. : 


Sufferings and death of Christ, 22. and 
kingdom of Christ, 2, 22, 69, 110. for 
Christ, 6 101. See Christ, Affliction, 
Misery. r 

Sufferers, mercy to, 145. 

Summer, 65; s 208, and winter, 147. 

Supper of the Lord instituted, ¢ 1. baptism 
and preaching, b 112. ; 

Support and counsel from God, 16. for the 
afflicted and tempted, 55. and comfort 
ae 94, 119 part xivth. under trials, 
b 50, 65. : 


Surrender to infinite love, s 168, 
Surprising deliverance, 126. _ ; 
Surety and Sacrifice, Christ our, 40, 
Swiftness of time, rejoiced in, s 212, See 
New Year, hie ’ 
Sympathy of Christ, @ 125; s 153. 
TABLE of the Lord. See Lord. — 
Teaching of the Spirit, 119 part ixth. 
Te Deum, s 236. tarts Facile: 
Temporal mercies, 103, 124, 


Temptations overcome, 3, 18. in sickness, 
6. escape from them, 95. of the ‘devil, 


INDEX OF 


156, 157. support under them 
complaint under, 13. hope un- 
thom, a 139. of the world, 6 101. 
tag complained of, b 163; s 
83. three chief, b 101. Satan’ 


noe See Satan. 


Le iit Christ's compassion to them, a 


‘Tender conscience, 119 part xiiith- 


75 


has 


SUBJECTS. 57 


temptations, 6, 18, 144. over temporal 
enemies, 18. over ‘death, a 17. over sin 
and sorrow, @ 14. and deliverance from 
persecution, 53. a thanksgiving for it, b 
111. of Christ over Satan, @ 38; 
See Enemies. 

View of payeae $217, ie - sete é 
11, 23, 33, 65, 66, 68; 599, 1 

Vine, a 146. 

Vineyard of God wasted, 80. 


Terrours of death to the unconverted.| Virtues, christian, b 161. See Holiness, 


a 91. 

‘Testament, new, in the blood of Christ, ¢3. 

Thanks, public for private mercics, Tie, 
118, 124 See Praise. 

iving for victory, v 

cies, > 116. national, b L. 

Thirst, none in paradise, aT7i. 

Thoughts, midnight, 63. 

Throne of Be, Pe Grace, Thunder.) 
God's, b 36, 37 

Thunder and tis a 135, 136, 148. 

Time, loge a 88. ours and eternity 
God's, 5 

Times, evil, i, 12. gospel, a 10. 

"Tis finished, & 114; s 19, 173. 

Titles of Christ, a i46, 147, 148, 149, 150. 

Tongue governed, 

Tree of life, c & *and river of love, ¢ 20.; 
Christ compared to a, a 146. 


o ‘1L. for mer- 


Trial of our grace by afflictions, 66, 125.; 


of our hearts, 26, 138. 
Trials on earth, and hope of heaven, } 65, 
66. 


Trinity praised, ¢ 26—41. 


Triumph for salvation, 18. and safety of | 


the church in national desolations. 46. 
at the last day, 149. over death, a6; b 
110. or faith in Christ, a 14. ata feast, 
€ 21. of Christ over our enemies, a 


Troubles, vows made in, paid, 116. See| 


Afflictions, Temptations. 
Trust, @ 103, 138; b 90, 148: s 43, 50, 60 
, , 77, 87, 88, 89, 101, 113. in the 
creatures vain, 62, 146. in God, 4, 16, 23, 
33, 56, 62, 69,71, 73; 28, 31, 48; 5 68, 

70, 71, "74, 75. See Faith. 

Truth, grace, and protection, 57, 145, 146. 
and promises of God unchangeable, a 
139; 5 60, 69 

Tumult, deliverance from it, 118. 

Turkish paradise, 5 131 

Tyre and Egypt, 87. 

Types, b 12. o the Messiah, s 7. and pro- 
phecies of Christ, 6 135. 

UNBELIEF and envy cured, 37. punish- 
ed by a loss of Canaan, 95; a 118. and 
faith, a 100; 5 12u. 

Unchangeable God. 89, 111. 

Uncharitableness and charity, a 126. 

Unconverted state, 6 159. death terrible 
to them, a 91. 

Unfruitfulness. b 165. 

Union and peace, 133. 

Universal praise, 148, 150. 

Unsanctified affections, b 165. 

Unseen things, faith in them, a 120. Sa- 
viour, @ 108. 

VAIN prosperity, 6 56, 101. is religion 
without love, a 134. 

Vanity of man as mortal, 39, 62, 144, of 
life and riches, 49. of youth, a 89, 90. of 
the creatures, 6 146. and mortality of 
man, @ 

Various success of the Gospel, a 119; »b 144. 

Vengeance and cempassion, 68. against 
the enemies of the charch, 76, 149. 

Victory hoped and prayed "for, 20. over 


Love, Saint, Spiritual. 

| Vision of the Lamb, a 19, 25. of Christ, b 
75. 

Vows paid in the church, 116. of holiness, 
119 part xyth. 

WAITING for pardon and direction, 25. 
for answer to prayer, 85, 130, 143, 

Walk with God, s 6 

Wandering ae 6 20. thoughts in 
worship, a 136. 

War, prayer in time of it, 20. disappoint- 
ments thercin, 60, 68. victory, 18. spirit- 
ual, 18, 144. 

Warfare, christian, b 77; s 58, 90. 

Warning to prepare for death, $ 220, 221. 

Warnings of God to his people, 81. to 
magistrates, 82. 

Washing, spiritual, a 9; } 141. 

\Watehfalness, 19, 141. over the tongue, 
39. 


Water, the Spirit and the blood, c 9. 

| Waters, spiritual, a 7; b 119. 

Weak saints encoura ged by Christ, a 125. 
by the church, a 126. 

Weakness, our own, and Christ our 
Strength, a 15, 

Weary, : a 127. 

| Weather, 65, 107, 135, 147, 148. 

Wedding. See Marriage. 

Welcome to the Table, s 170. 

|W icked. See Sinner, Saint. 

lWickedness of man, 14, 36, 51. 

Wind. See Providences, Seasons, Storm. 

Winter, s 211 and summer, 147. 

Wisdom and equity of Providence, 9. of 
God in his works, 111. and power of 
God in Christ crucified, c 10. carnal 
humbled, @ 11, 12. new call of, a 93. 

Witnessing and ‘sealing spirit, a 144. 

Woman’s Seed, 2107; °b 135. 

Wonders at the Red Sea, 136. 

Word of God, a 53. See Scripture, Gospel. 
preaching, a 10, 119. 

Works of creation and providence, 104, 
147, 148. and grace, 19, BS. 111, 135, 136. 
good, profit men, not God. 16. 

World, Judged by saints, 149. crucifixion 
to it ‘by the cross, c 7. the temptations 
of it, 6 101. its end, 6 164. mortification 
to it by the sight of God, b 41. its crea- 
tion, 6 147. its preservation, b 13. 

World’s hatred, and saint’s patience, 37. 

Wrership and order of the Gospel, 48. of 
God delightful, 63. delight in it, 84; } 
14, 15, 16, 17. with reverence, 89, 99. 
daily, 55, 134, 141. in a family. 3, 4, 133, 
134, 139, 141: a 80,81; 6 6—8; s 198— 
204. public, 63, 84, 95. 99, 100, 122, 132; 
615; s 125—128. absence from it, 42, 
63. of heaven humble, 6 68. profitable, 6 
123. condescended to. by God, 

Christ present at it, a 66; 5 15, 16; ¢ 15. 
accepted through Christ, b 36, 37. for- 
mality in it, @ 136. heavenly, a 25; 6 33, 
. See Devotion. 
Worthy the Lamb, a 25, 62, 63; s 30. 
Wrath and mercy from the judgment- 


INDEX OF 
tenths 40; + 80. See God, Hell, P 


YEAR Bete with gues 65. 
Youth its its vanities, a 89, “i advised, 


ZEAL and prudence, 30 in he christians 
277, 129; 3 90. and love, a 


a 
14. for the gospel, « 103; bie wan 


THE 


PSALMS OF DAVID, 


IMITATED IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE 


NEW TESTAMENT. 


PSALM 1. C. M. York. Canterbury. [*] 
The Way and End of the Righteous and of the Wicked. 


1 he is the man who shuns the place, 
Where sinners love to meet ; 
Who fears to tread their wicked ways, 
And hates the scoffer’s seat: 


2 But in the statutes of the Lord, 
Has plac’d his chief delight ; 

By day he reads or hears the word, 

_ And meditates by night. 


b 3 [He, like a plant of gen’rous kind, 
By living waters set, 
Safe from the storms and blasting wind, 
Enjoys a peaceful state. ] 


o 4 Green as the leaf, and ever fair, 
Will his profession shine ; 
While fruits of holiness appear, 
Like clusters on the vine. 


p 5 Not so the impious and unjust, 
What vain designs they form! 

d Their hopes are blown away like dust, 
Or chaff, before the storm. 


g 6 Sinners in judgment will not stand 

Amongst the sons of grace, 

When Christ the Judge, at his right hand, 
Appoints his saints a place. 

7 [His eye beholds the path they tread, 
His heart approves it well; 

But crooked ways of sinners lead 
Down to the gates of hell.] 


52 PSALM 1. 
S. M. Watchman. [*] 


The Saint happy, the Sinner miserable. © 
1 ba page man is ever blest, 
Who shuns the sinners’ ways ; 
Among their als never stands, 
Nor takes the scorner’s place:— 
2 But makes the law of God, 
His study and delight, 
Amidst the labours of the day, 
And watches of the night. 
3 He like a tree shall thrive, 
With waters near the root : 
Fresh as the leaf his name shall live; 
His works are heav’nly fruit. 
4 Not so th’ ungodly race ; 
They no such blessings find: 
Their hopes shall flee like empty chaff, 
Before the driving wind. 


5 How will they bear to stand 
Before that judgment seat, 
Where all the saints, at Christ’s right hand, 
a In full assembly meet! 
6 He knows, and he approves, 
The way the righteous go: 
) But sinners and their works will meet 
* lite A dreadful overthrow. ] ob 


bs L. M. Quercy. Bath. [*} 


The Difference betwcen the Righteous and the Wicked. 


1 E : APPY the man whose cautious feet, 

Shun the broad way that simners go; 
Whe hates the place where atheists meet, 
And fears to talk as scoffers do. 


2 He loves t’ employ his morning light 
Amongst the statutes of the Lord; 
And spends the wakeful hours of night, 
With pleasure pond’ring o’er the word. 
eee like a plant by gentle streams, 
Shall flourish in immortal green ; 
ep And heav’n will shine with kindest beams, 
On every work his hands begin. 


PSALM 2. 


e 4 But sinners find their counsels cross’d : 


As chaff before the tempest flies, 
So shall their hopes be blown and lost— 
g When the last trumpet shakes the skies. 


—[5 In vain the rebel seeks to stand, 
In judgment with the pious race ; 


e The dreadfui judge, with stern command, 


Divides him to a diff’rent place. 


Se. 


d 6 ‘Straight is the way my saints have trod, 


‘IT bless’d the path and drew it plain; 
‘But you would choose the crooked road 
‘ And down it Jeads to endless pain.’] 


PSALM 2. S. M. Dover. Sutton. [*] 
Christ dying, rising, interceding, and reigning. 
1 MAKER and Sovereign Lord, 
Of heaven, and earth, and seas, 
Thy providence confirms thy word, 
And answers thy decrees. 


2 The things, so long foretold 
By David, are fulfill’d ; 
p When Jews and Gentiles rose to slay 
Jesus, thy holy child. 


—[3 Why did the Gentiles rage, 
And Jews, with one accord, 
Bend all their counsels, to destroy 
Th’ anointed of the Lord ? 


4 Rulers and kings agree, 
To form a vain design ; 

Against the Lord their powers unite, 
Against his Christ they join. 


d5 The Lord derides their rage, 
And will support his throne: 
He who hath rais’d him from the dead 
Hath own’dhim for his Son.] 
: PAUSE. 
o 6 Now he’s ascended high, 
And asks to rule the earth; 
The merit of his blood he pleads, 
And pleads his heav’nly birth. 
5 


» 


«54 PSALM 2. 


- —% He asks, and God bestows 
A large inheritance ;— a 
g Far as the world’s remotest ends, 
His kingdom shall advance. 
e 8 ‘The nations that rebel, 
Must feel his iron rod ; 
o He'll vindicate those honours well, 
Which he received from God. + 
e 9 [Be wise, ye rulers, now, . 
And worship at his throne ; 
With trembling joy, ye people, bow 
To God’s exalted Son. 
d 10 If once his wrath arise, 
Ay, Ye perish on the place ; 
0 Then blessed is the soul that flies 
™ For refuge to his grace. ] 
C. M. Bedford. St. Ann’s. [*] 
Christ exalted and his Enemies warned. 
p 1 W HY did the nations join to slay’ 
The Lord’s anointed Son ? 
Why did they cast his laws away, 
And tread his gospel down? 
—2 The Lord, who sits above the skies, 
Derides their rage below ; 
He speaks with vengeance in his eyes, 
And strikes their spirits through. 
d 3 “I call him my eternal Son, a 
And raise him from the dead ; 
‘ IT make my holy hill his throne, 
And wide his kingdom spread.” 
[4 ‘Ask me, my Son, and then enjoy 
‘'The utmost heathen lands: 
‘Thy rod of iron shall destroy 
‘The rebel who withstands.’] 
e 5 Be wise, ye rulers of the earth, 
Obey the anointed Lord ; 
Adore the King of heav’nly birth, 
_And tremble at his word. 
o@6 With humble love address his throne ; 
For if he frown, ye die ; 
—Those are secure, and those alone, ; 
Who on his grace rely. aly 


PSALM 2. 55 
L. M. Bath. [*] 


Christ’s Death, Resurrection, and Ascension. 
1 Nyy HY did the Jews proclaim their rage? 
The Romans, why their swords employ, 
Against the Lord their powers engage, 
His dear Anointed to destroy ? 

d 2 ‘Come, let us break his bands,’ say they, 
‘This man shall never give us laws :’ 

—And thus they cast his yoke away, 

And nail’d the Monarch to the cross. 

g 3 But God, who high in glory reigns, 
Laughs at their pride, their rage controls ; 
He’ll vex their hearts with inward pains, 
And speak in thunder to their souls. 

d 4 ‘I will maintain the king I made, 

On Zion’s everlasting hill ; 
‘My hand shall bring him from the dead, 
‘ And he shall stand your Sovereign still.’ 

o 5 (His wondrous rising from the earth, 
Makes his eternal Godhead known, 

o The Lord declares his heav’nly birth ; 

d ‘ This day have I begot my Son. 

6 ‘Ascend my Son, to my right hand, 
‘There thou shalt ask, and I’ll bestow, 
‘The utmost bounds of Heathen lands; 
‘To thee the northern isles shall bow.’) 

e 7 But nations that resist his grace, 
Will fall beneath his iron stroke ; 

His rod will crush his foes with ease, 
As potters’ earthen ware is broke. 


—8 Now, ye who sit on earthly thrones, 
Be wise, and serve the Lord, the Lamb; 
Now to his feet submit your crowns ; 
Rejoice and tremble at his name. 

e 9 With humble love address the Son, 
Lest he grow angry, and ye die; 

e His wrath will burn to worlds unknown, 
If ye provoke his jealousy. 

g 10 His storms will drive you quick to hell ; 
He is a God, and ye but dust: ' 

o Happy the souls who know him well, 
And make his grace their only trust.] 


56 PSALM 3. peau 
PSALM 8. C. M. Canterbury. Barby. [*] 


Doubts and Fears suppressed ; or Lape our Defence from Sin and 
Sat. 


pil Ms God, how ooh are my fears! 
How fast my foes increase ! 
—Conspiring my eternal death, 
They break my present peace. 
e 2 The lying tempter would persuade, 
There’s no relief in heaven ; 
And all my swelling sins appear 
Too big to be forsiv? n. 
—3 But thou, my glory and my strength, 
Wilt on the tempter tread ; 
Wilt silence all my threat’ning guilt, 
And raise my drooping head. 
e 4 [I cry’d, and from his holy hill 
e how'd a list’ning ear ; 
I call’d my Father and my God; 
And he subdu’d my fear. 


5 He shed soft slumbers on mine eyes, 
In spite of all my foes ; 
I "woke and wonder’d at the grace, 
That guarded my repose. ] 
g 6 What though the host of death and hell, 
All arm’d, against me stood ; 
Terrours no more shall shake my soul ; 
My refuge is my God. 
o 7 Arise, O Lord, fulfil thy grace, 
While I thy elory sing ; 
My God has broke the serpent’s teeth, 
And death has lost his sting. 
o 8 Salvation to the Lord belongs; 
His arm alone can save : 
Blessings attend thy people here, 
And reach beyond the grave. 


L. M. Worship. Armley. [b] 
Ver. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8—.4 Morning Psalm. 
1 O LORD, how many are my foes, 
In this weak state of flesh and blood! 


My peace they. daily discompose, 
But my defence and hope is God. 


PSALM 4. 57 
e 2 Tir’d with the burdens of the day, 
To thee I rais’d an ev’ning cry: 
Thoutheard’st when I began to pray, 
And thine almighty help was nigh. 
—3 Supported by thy heav’nly aid, 
I laid me down, and slept secure ; 
Not death should make my heart afraid, 
Though I should wake and rise no more. 
o 4 But God sustain’d me all the night : 
Salvation doth to God belong: 
He rais’d my head to see the light, 
And make his praise my morning seng. 
PSALM 4. L. M. Green’s. Islington. [b] 
Ver. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7—God our Portion, and Christ our Hope. 
1 GOD of grace and righteousness, 
Hear and attend, when I complain; 
Thou hast enlarg’d me in distress, 
Bow down a gracious ear again. 
2 Ye sons of men, in vain ye try, 
To turn my glory into shame ; 
e How long will scoffers love to lie, 
And dare reproach my Saviour’s name ? 
d 3 Know that the Lord divides his saints 
From all the tribes of men beside: 
e He hears the cry of penitents, 
For the dear sake of Christ who dy’d. 
—4 When our obedient hands have done 
A thousand works of righteousness, 
o We put our trust in God alone, 
And glory in his pard’ning grace. 
—5 Let the unthinking many say, 
e “Who will bestow some earthly good ?” 
—But, Lord, thy light and love we pray; 
Our souls desire this heavenly food. 
s 6 Then will my cheerful powers rejoice, 
At grace and favours so divine ; 
Nor will I change my happy choice, 
For all their corn, and all their wine. 
C. M. Barby. York. [*] 
Ver. 3, 4, 5, 8,—An Evening Psalm. 
1 ORD, thou wilt hear me when I pray; 
L I am for ever thine ; Sad 


58 PSALM 5. 


I fear before thee all the day, 
Nor would I dare to sin. . 
e 2 And while I rest my weary head) * 
From cares and business free, 
Tis sweet conversing on my bed, 
With my own heart and thee. 
—3 I pay this ev’ning sacrifice : 
nd when my work is done, 
Great God, my faith, my hope relies 
Upon thy grace alone. 
4 'Thus with my thoughts compos’d to peace, 
Dll give mine eyes to sleep ; 
Thy hand in safety keeps my days, 
And will my slumbers keep. 


nd eRe emmmammmie 
PSALM 5. C. M. Reading. Sunday. [b] 
For the Lord's Day Morning. 
1 L Pipe in the morning thou shalt hear 
My voice ascending high; 
To thee will I direct my prayer, 
To thee lift up mine eye. 
2 Up to the hills where Christ is gone, 
To plead for all his saints, 
Presenting at his Father’s throne 
Our songs and our complaints. 
e 3 Thou art a God, before whose sight 
The wicked shall not stand ;. 
Sinners shall ne’er be thy delight, 
Nor dwell at thy right hand. 
o 4 But to thy house will I resort, 
To taste thy mercies there; 
I will frequent thy holy court, 
And worship in thy fear. 
—5 O may thy Spirit guide my feet, 
In ways of righteousness ; 
Make ev’ry path of duty straight, 
And plain before my face. 
PAUSE. 
6 [My watchful enemies combine, 
To tempt my feet astray ; 
They flatter with a base design, 
To make my soul their prey. 


PSALM 6. 59 


7% Lord, Feast the serpent in the dust, 
And all his plots destroy ; 

While those that in thy mercy trust, 
For ever shout for joy. 

8 The men who love and fear thy name, 
Shall see their hopes fulfill’d ; 

The mighty God will compass them, 
With favour as a shield. | 


PSALM 6. C. M. Wantage. [b] 
Complaint in Sickness : or Diseases healed. 
N anger, Lord, rebuke me not; 
Withdraw the dreadful storm : 
Nor let thy fury burn so hot, 
Against a feeble worm. 
p 2 My soul’s bow’d down with heavy cares, 
My flesh with pain oppress’d : 
My couch is witness to my tears, 
My tears forbid my rest. 
3 Sorrow and pain wear out my days ; 
I waste the night with cries, 
Counting the minutes as they pass, 
Till the slow morning rise. 

4 Shall I be still tormented more ? 
Mine eyes consum/’d with grief ; 
How long, my God, how long, before 

Thine hand afford relief ? 
—5 He hears when dust and ashes speak : 
He pities all our groans ; 5 


He saves us for his mercy’s sake, 
And heals our broken bones. 
o 6 The virtue of his sovereign word 
Restores our fainting breath : 
e For silent graves praise not the Lord, 
Nor is he known in death. 


L. M. Dresden. Pleyel’s. [b] 
Temptations in Sickness overcome. 
1 UF ORD, I can suffer thy rebukes, 
When thou with kindness doth chastise; 
But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear, 
O let it not against me rise. Pi 


60 PSALM 7%. 


2 Pity my languishing estate, 
And ease the sorrows that I feel; 
The wounds thine heavy hand hath made; ty 
O let thy gentler touches heal. 
3 See how I pass my weary days, — 
In sighs and groans ; and when ’tis night, 
My bed is water’d with my tears; — 
My grief consumes and dims my sight. 
4 Look, how the pow’rs of nature mourn! 
How long, Almighty God, how long? — 
When will thine hour of grace return? 
When shall I make thy grace my song? 
5 I feel my flesh so near the grave, 
My thoughts are tempted to despair ; 
But graves can never praise the Lord, 
For all is dust and silence there. 
6 Depart, ye tempters, from my soul, 
And all despairing thoughts depart ; 
My God, who hears my humble moan, 
Will ease my flesh, and cheer my heart. } 
PSALM 7. C. M. Bedford. [b] 
God’s Care of his People against Persecutors. 
1 Y trust is in my heavenly Friend, 
My hope in thee, my God: 
o Rise, and my helpless life defend, 
From those who seek my blood. 
d 2 With insolence and fury they | 
My soul in pieces tear: 
As hungry lions rend ,the prey, 
When no deliv’rer ’s near. 
—8s If I have e’er provok’d them first, 
Or once abus’d my foe ; 
Then let him tread my life to dust, 
And lay mine honour low. 
e 4 If there were malice found in me, 
(I know thy piercing eyes,) 
I should not dare appeal to thee, 
Nor ask my God to rise. 
o 5 Arise, my God, lift up thy hand, 
Their pride and power control ; 
a to judgment, and command 
eliv’rance for my soul. 


” 
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j 


PSALM 8. 61 
PAUSE, 
d [6 Pet sinners, and their wicked rage, 
Be humbled to the dust ; 
Will not the God of truth engage 
To vindicate the just ? 
—7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins, 
He will defend th’ upright ; 
His sharpest arrows he ordains, 
Against the sons of spite. 
8 For me their malice dug a pit, 
But there themselves are cast ; 
My God makes all their mischief light 
On their own heads at last. 
e 9 That cruel persecuting race 
Must feel his dreadful sword : 
o Awake, my soul, and praise the grace, 
And justice of the Lord. | 


PSALM 8. 8S. M. St. Thomas. [*] 
God’s Condescension in conferring Honour upon Man. 
1 O LORD, our heavenly King, 
Thy name is all divine ; 
Thy glories round the earth are spread, 
And o’er the heavens they shine. 
2 When to thy works on high, 
I raise my wond’ring eyes, 
And see the moon complete in light, 
Adorn the darksome skies ;— 
3 When! survey the stars, 
And all their shining forms, 
Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, 
Akin to dust and worms ? 
4 Lord what is worthless man; 
That thou should’st love him so? 
g Next to thine angels is he plac’d, 
And lord of all below. 
—5 Thine honours crown his head, 
While beasts like slaves obey, 
And birds that cut the air with meine 
And fish that cleave the sea. 


© 6 How rich thy bounties are! aye 
And wondrous are thy ways: a 
b 


62 «PSALM 8. 


o Of dust and worms thy power can frame 
A monument of praise. 


—7 [Out of the mouths of babes 
And sucklings, thou canst draw 

Surprising honours to thy name ; 
And strike the world with awe. 


o 8 O Lord, our heavenly King, 
Thy name is all divine: 

g Thy glories round the earth are spread, 
And o’er the heavens they shine. | 


C. M. Mear. [*] 


Christ’s Condescension and Glorification. 


1 F@) LORD, our Lord, how wond’rous great, 
Is thine exalted name: 
o The glories of thy heavenly state 
Let men and babes prociaim. 
—2 When I behold thy works on high, 
The moon that rules the night, 
And stars that well adorn the sky, 
Those moving worlds of light ;— 
e 3 Lord what is man, or all his race, 
Who dwells so far below, 
That thou should’st visit him with grace, 
And love his nature so! 
4 That thine eternal Son should bear, 
To take a mortal form ; 
p Made lower than his angels are, 
To save a dying worm. 
—5 Yet while he lived on earth unknown, 
And men would not adore ; 
Th’ obedient seas and fishes own 
o His Godhead and his power. 
g 6 The waves lay spread beneath his feet ; 
And fish at his command, 
Bring their large shoals to Peter’s net ; 
Bring tribute to his hand. 
”% These lesser glories of the Son, 
Shone through the fleshy cloud ; 
e Now we behold him on his throne, 
‘And men confess him God. 


PSALM 8. 63 


o 8 Let Him be crown’d with majesty, 
~ Who bow’d his head to death; 
o And be his honours sounded high, 
By all things that have breath. 
e 9 Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great 
Is thine exalted name! 
g The glories of thy heavenly state, 
Let the whole earth proclaim. | 


L. M. ist Part. Blendon. Bath. [* 
Verse 1, 2, paraphrased —Children praising God. 
1 LMIGHTY Ruler of the skies, 
Thro’ the wide earth thy name is spread ; 
g And thine eternal glories rise, 
= all the heavens thy hands have made. 

—2 To thee the voices of the young 
A monument of honour raise ; 

e And babes, with uninstructed tongue, 

o Declare the wonders of thy praise. 

—3 Thy pow’r assists their tender age, 

To bring proud rebels to the ground ; 
To still the bold blasphemer’s rage, 
And all their policies confound. 

o 4 Children amidst thy temple throng, 
To see their great Redeemer’s face ; 
The Son of David is their song, 

And young hosannas fill the place. 

e 5 The frowning scribes and angry priests 
In vain their impious cavils bring : 
Revenge sits silent in their breasts, 

o While Jewish babes proclaim their King. 

L. M. 2nd Part. Quercy. Moreton. [*] 

Ver. 3, &c. paraphrased. 
Adam, and Christ, Lords of the old and new Creation. 
el ORD, what was man, when made at first, 
Adam, the offsprimg of the dust, 

That thou shouldst set him and his race 
But just below an angel’s place ? 
2 That thou shouldst raise his nature so, 
And make him lord of all below; 
Make ev’ry beast and bird submit, 
And lay the fishes at his feet ? 


64 PSALM 9. 


o 3 But O what brighter glories wait, — 
To crown the second Adaare state ! 

o What honours will thy Son adorn, 
Who condescended to be born! 

e 4 See him below his angels made ! 

p See him in dust among the dead,— 

—To save a ruin’d world from sin! 

o But he shall reign with pow’r divine. 


g 5 The world to come, redeem’d from all 
The mis’ries that attend the fall, 
New made, and glorious, shall submit 
At our exalted Saviour’s feet. 


~ PSALM 9. C. M. ist Part. Mear. [*] 


: Wrath and Mercy from the Judgment Seat. 

4 wit my whole heart, I’Il raise my song, 

Thy wonders I'll proclaim ; 

Thou, sovereign Judge of right and wrong, 
Wilt put my foes to shame. 

2 J’ll smg thy majesty and grace ; 
My God prepares his throne, 

To judge the world in righteousness, 
And make his vengeance known. 

$8 Then will the Lord a refuge prove 
For all who are oppress’d ; 

'To save the people of his love, 
And give the weary rest. 

e 4 The men who know thy name, will trust 

In thy abundant grace ; 

For thou wilt ne’er forsake the just, 
Who humbly seek thy face. 

o 5-Sing praises to the righteous Lord, — 

Who dwells on Zion’s hill; 

Who executes his threat’ning word, 
And doth his grace fulfil. 

C. M. 2nd Part. Colchester. [*] 


Verse 12.—The Wisdom and Equity of Providence. 
VY EN the great Judge supreme and just, 
Shall once inquire > for blood, 
The humble souls whc mourn in dust, 
Will find a faithful God. 
02 He from the dreadful gates of death 
Does his own children raise : 


PSALM 10. 


In Zion’s gates with cheerful breath, 
They sing their Father’s praise. — 

3 His foes shall fall, with heedless feet 
Into the pit they made; “ 

And sinners perish in the net, 
That their own hands have spread. 

4 [Thus, by thy judgments, mighty God, 
Are thy deep counsels known; 

When men of mischief are destroy’d, 


The snare must be their own. 
PAUSE. 


d 5 The wicked shall sink down to hell ; 
Thy wrath devour the lands 
That dare forget thee, or rebel 
Against thy known commands. ] 
—6 Tho’ saints to sore distress are brought, 
And wait and long complain; 
Their cries shall never be forgot, 
Nor shall their hopes be vain. 
o 7 Rise. great Redeemer, from thy seat, 
To judge and save the poor; 
g Let nations tremble at thy feet, 
And man prevail no more. 
8 [Thy thunder will affright the proud, 
And put their hearts to pain; 
- Make them confess that thou art God, 
p And they but feeble men.] 


PSALM 10. C. M. Reading. [b] 


Prayer heard, and Saints saved from the Wicked. 


p 1 W HY does the Lord stand off so far ? 


And why conceal his face, 
When great calamities appear, 
And times of deep distress ? 
e 2 Lord, shall the wicked still deride 
Thy justice and thy power ? 
Shall they advance their heads in pride, 
And still thy saints devour ? 


65 


3 [They put thy judgments from their sight, 


And then insult the poor ; 
They boast in their exalted height, 
That they shall fall no more.] 
6 * 


= 


66 PSALM 11. 
o 4 Arise, O Lord, lift up thy hand, 
Attend our humble ery ; 
No enemy shall dare to stand, 
When God ascends on high. 
PAUSE, 
5 [Why do the men of malice rage, 
And say, with foolish pride, 
d ‘The God of heaven will ne’er engage, 
‘To fight on Zion’s side.’ 
6 But thou for ever art our Lord; 
And powerful is thine hand, 
As when the heathen felt thy sword, 
And perish’d from thy land.] 


o 7 Thou wilt prepare our hearts to pray, 
And cause thine ear to hear ; 
Hearken to what thy children say, 
And put the world in fear. 
—8 Proud tyrants shall no more oppress, 
No more despise the just ; 
And mighty sinners shall confess 
They are but earth and dust. 


PSALM 11. L.M. Psalm 97. Geneva. [b] 


& God loves the Righteous, and abhors the Wicked. 


4q M* refuge is the God of love ; 
Why do my foes insult and ery,— 


d “ Fly,like a tim’rous trembling dove, 


“‘'To distant woods or mountains fly °” 
e 2 If government be once destroy’d, 
(That firm foundation of our peace,) 
And violence make justice void, 
Where shall the righteous seek redress ? 
g 3 The Lord in heaven has fix’d his throne, 
His eye surveys the world below: 
To him all mortal things are known, 
His eye-lids search our spirits through. 
—4 If he afflicts his saints so far, 
To prove their love, and try their grace ; 
What may the bold transgressor fear ? 
His very soul abhors their ways. 
g 5 On impious wretches he will rain - 
Tempests of brimstone, fire, and death! 


PSALM 12. 67 


Such as he kindled on the plain 
Of Sodom, with his angry breath. 

—6 The righteous Lord loves righteous souls, 
Whose thoughts and actions are sincere ; 
And with a gracious eye beholds 
The men who his own image bear. 


PSALM 12. L. M. Bath. [*] 
Saint’s Safety and Hope in Evil Times. 
1 Ty, ORD, if thou dost not soon appear, 
Virtue and truth will fly away ; 
A faithful man amongst us here, 
Will scarce be found, if thou delay. 
2 The whole discourse, when neighbours meet, 
Ts fill’d with trifles, loose and vain; 
Their lips are flatt’ry and deceit, 
And their proud language is profane. 
3 But lips that with deceit abound, 
Will not maintain their triumph long ; 
The God of vengeance will confound 
Their flatt’ring and blaspheming tongue. 
d 4 ‘Yet shall our words be free, they cry; 
‘Our tongues shall be controll’d by none ; 
‘Where is the Lord will ask us why ? 
* Or say our lips are not our own ?” 
—5 The Lord, who sees the poor oppress’d, 
And hears th’ oppressor’s haughty strain, 
o Will rise to give his children rest, 
Nor will they trust his word in vain. 
—6 Thy word, O Lord, tho’ often try’d, 
Void of deceit will still appear, 
Not silver, sev’n times purified, 
From dross and mixture shines so clear. 
o 7 Thy grace will in the darkest hour 
Defend the holy soul from harm; 
e Though when the vilest men have power 
On ev’ry side will sinners swarm.] 
C. M. Plymouth. [b] 
General Corruption of Manners. 
1 ELP, Lord! for men of virtue fail, 
Religion loses ground ; 


68 PSALM 13. 


The sons of violence prevail, 
And treacheries abound. 


e 2 Their oaths and promises they break, 
Yet act the flatt’rer’s part; 
With fair deceitful lips they speak, 
And with a double heart. 


3 [If we reprove some hateful lie, 
How is their fury stirr’d! 
d ‘Are not our lips our own, they 


‘ And who shall be our Lard ytd 


e 4 Scoffers appear on every side, 
here a vile race of men 
Are rais’d to seats of power and pride, 
And bear the sword in vain. 
PAUSE. 
5 Lord, when iniquities abound, 
And blasphemy grows bold, 
When faith is hardly to be found, 
And love is waxing cold ;— 


o 6 Is not thy chariot hast’ning on? 
Hast thou not giv’n the sign? 
May we not trust and live upon 
A promise so divine ? 
d 7 [‘ Yes, saith the Lord, now will I rise, 
‘ And make oppressors flee ; 
‘I will appear to their surprise, 
‘ And set my servants free.’ } 
g 8 Thy word like silver sev’n times try’d, 
Through ages shall endure ; 
The men who in thy truth confide, 
Shall fmd thy promise sure. 


PSALM 13. L. M. Pleyel’s. Armley. 


Pleading under Desertion: or, Hope in Darkness. 


1 He" long, O Lord, shall I complain, 


Like one who seeks his God in vain? 


Canst thou thy face for ever hide, 

And I still pray and be deny’d ? 

2 Shall I for ever be forgot, 

As one whom thou regardest not ? 

Still shall my soul thine absence mourp, 
And still despair of thy return ? 


"sy 


PSALM 13. _ 69 


3 How long shall my poor ‘poor troubled breast 
Be with these anxious thoughts oppress’d ? 
And Satan, my malicious foe, 
Rejoice to see me sunk so low. 

—4 Hear, Lord, and grant me quick relief, 
Before my death conclude my grief; 

e If thou withhold thy heavenly light, 
I sleep in everlasting night. 

—5 How will the powers of darkness boast, \ 
If but one praying soul be lost ? 

o But I have trusted in thy grace, 
And shall again behold thy face. 

—6 Whate’er my fears or foes suggest, 
Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest: 

o My heart shall feel thy love, and raise 
My cheerful voice to songs of praise. 


C. M. Plymouth. [b] 


Complaint under Temptations. 


1[ E i OW long wilt thou conceal thy face ? 
My God, how long delay ? 
When shall y feel those heatephy rays, 
That chase my fears away? 
2 How long shall my poor lab’ring soul 
Wrestle and toil in vain? 
Thy word can all my foes control, 
And ease my raging pain. 
3 See how the prince of darkness tries 
All his malicious arts ; 
He spreads a mist around my eyes, 
And throws his fi’ry darts. 
o 4 Be thou my sun, and thou my shield ; 
My soul in safety keep ; 
Make haste, before mine eyes are seal’d 
In death’s eternal sleep. 
5 How would the tempter boast aloud, 
If I become his prey ? 
Behold the sons of hell ee! proud 
At thy so long delay. 
o 6 But they shall fly at thy shtike, 
And Satan hide his head ; 
He knows the terrours of thy look, 
And hears thy voice with dread. . 


70 PSALM 14. 


o 7 Thou wilt display that sovereign grace, — 
Where all my hopes have hung ; 5 
I shall employ my lips in praise, 
And vict’ry will be sung. ] 
PSALM 14. C. M. 1st Part. Reading. [b] 


By Nature all Men are Sinners. 
1 F OOLS, in their hearts, believe and say, 
“That all religion’s vain ; 
‘ There is no God who reigns on high, 
“ Or minds th’ affairs of men.” 
2 From thoughts so dreadful and profane, 
Corrupt discourse proceeds ; 
And in their impious hands are found 
Abominable deeds. 
3 The Lord, from his celestial throne, 
Look’d down on things below, 
To find the man who sought his grace, 
Or did his justice know. 
4 By nature all are gone astray, 
Their practice all the same: 
There’s none who fears his Maker’s hand ; 
There’s none who loves his name. 
5 Their tongues are us’d to speak deceit, 
Their slanders never cease ; 
How swift to mischief are their feet, 
Nor know the paths of peace. 
6 Such seeds of sin, that bitter root, 
In ev’ry heart are found ; 
Nor can they bear diviner fruit, 
Till grace refine the ground. Plymouth. 
C. M. 2nd Part. Reading. [b] 


The Folly of Persecutors. 
1[ Ae sinners now so senseless grown, 
. That they the saints devour: 
» And never worship at thy throne, 
Nor fear thine awful power. 
2 Great God, appear, to their surprise, 
Reveal thy dreadful name ; 
Let them no more thy wrath despise, 
Nor turn our hopes to shame. 
e 3 Dost thou not dwell among the just ? 
— And yet our foes deride, 


PSALM 15. 71 


That we should make thy name our trust ; 
d Great God, confound their pride. 
o 4 O that the joyful day were come, © 
To finish our distress ! 
o When God shall bring his children home, 
Our song will never cease. ] 


PSALM 15. C. M. St. Martin’s. [*] 


Character of a Citizen of Zion. 


1[ W HO shall inhabit in thy hill, 
O God of holiness ? 

Whom will the Lord admit to dwell 
So near his throne of grace ? 

2 The man who walks in pious ways, | 
And works with pious hands ; 

Who trusts his Maker’s promises, 
And follows his commands. 

3 He speaks the meaning of his heart, 
Nor slanders with his tongue ; 

Will scarce believe an ill report, 
Nor do his neighbour wrong. 

4 The wealthy sinner he contemns, 
Loves all who fear the Lord! 

And though to his own hurt he swears, 
Still he performs his word. 

5 His hands disdain a golden bribe, 
And never gripe the poor: 

This man shall dwell with God on earth, 
And find his heav’n secure. ] 


L. M. Leeds. Oporto. [*] 


Duties to God and Man ; or the Christian. 
el W HO shall ascend thy heav’nly place, 
Great God, and dwell before thy face ? 
—The man who minds religion now, 
And humbly walks with God below: 


2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean 
Whose lips still speak the thing they mean; 
No slanders dwell upon his tongue : 

He hates to do his neighbour wrong. 

3 [Scarce will he trust an ill report, 

Nor vent it to his neighbour’s hurt : 

Sinners of state he can despise, 

But saints are honour’d in his eyes.] 


72 PSALM 16. 


4 [Firm to his word he ever stood, 
And always makes his promise good : ; 
Nor dares to change the thing he swears, 
Whatever pain or loss he bears.] 
5 [He never deals in bribing gold, 
And mourns that justice should be sold ; 
While cthers gripe and grind the poor, 
Sweet charity attends his door.] 
e 6 He loves his enemies, and prays 
For those who curse him to his face ; 
—And does to all men still the same 
That he would hope or wish from them. 
7 Yet when his holiest works are done, 
His soul depends on grace alone :— 
o This is the man thy face shall see, 
And dwell for ever, Lord, with thee. 


PSALM 16. L. M. 1st Part. Shoel. [b] 
Good Works profit Men, not God. 
e 1 pe me, Lord, in time of need ; 
For succour to thy throne I flee, 
But have no merits there to plead ; 
My goodness cannot reach to thee. 
e 2 Oft have my heart and tongue confess’d, 
How empty and how poor | am; 
My praise can never make thee blest, 
Nor add new glories to thy name. 
—3 Yet, Lord, thy saints on earth may reap 
Some profit by the good we do; 
These are the company I keep, 
These are the choicest friends I know. 
4 Let others choose the sons of mirth, 
To give a relish to their wine; 
I love the men of heavenly birth, 
® Whose thoughts and language are divine. 


L. M. 2nd Part. Green’s. [*] 
Christ's All-sufficiency, 
1 HOW fast their guilt and sorrows rise, 
Who haste to seek some idol god ; 
will not taste their sacrifice, 


Their off’rings of forbidden blood. 


PSALM 16. 3 


2 My God provides a richer cup, 
And nobler food to live upon; 

He for my life has offer’d up 

Jesus his best beloved Son. 

3 His love is my perpetual feast ; 

By day his counsels guide me right: 
And be his name for ever blest, 

Who gives me sweet advice by night. 
4 IJ set him still before mine eyes; 
At my right hand he stands prepar’d, 
To keep my soul from all surprise, 
And be my everlasting guard.] 


L. M. 3rd Part. Moreton. Quercy. [*] 


Courage in Death, and Hope of the Resurrection. 
1 Wien God is nigh, my faith is strong, 
His arm is my almighty prop; 
o Be glad, my heart, rejoice, my tongue, 
e My dying flesh shall rest in hope. 
2 Though in the dust I lay my head ; 
Yet, gracious God, thou wilt not leave 
My soul for ever with the dead, 
Nor lose thy children in the grave. 
—3 My flesh shall thy first call obey, 
Shake off the dust, and rise on high; 
Then wilt thou lead the wondrous way, 
Up to thy throne above the sky. 
o 4 There streams of endless pleasure flow ; 
And full discov’ries of thy grace 
(Which we but tasted here below,) 
Spread heavenly joys thro’ all the place. 


C. M. ist Part. Abridge. Barby. [*] 
V. 1—3.—Support and Counsel from God. 
i[ SAVE me, O Lord, from every foe ; 
In thee my trust I place; 

Though all the good which I can do, 

Can ne’er deserve thy grace. 
2 Yet, if my God prolong my breath, 

The saints may profit by ’t; 
The saints, the glory_of the earth, 

he men of my delight.] 
7 


74 PSALM 16. 


3 Let heathens to their idols haste, = 
And worship wood or stone ; 
But my delightful lot is cast, 
Where the true God is known. 
4 His hand provides my constant food, 
He fills my daily cup; 
Much am I pleas’d with present good, 
But more rejoice in hope. 
5 God is my portion and my joy; 
His counsels are my light ; 
He gives me sweet advice by day, 
And gentle hints by night. 
6 My soul would all her thoughts approve 
To his all-seeing eye ; 
Not death, nor hell, my hopes will move, 
While such a friend is nigh. 
C. M. 2nd Part. Sunday. Dozology. [*] 


The Death and Resurrection of Christ. 
d 1 | SET the Lord before my face, 
‘He bears my courage up; 
‘My heart and tongue their joys express, 
‘My flesh shall rest in hope. 
2 ‘My Spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave, 
‘Where souls departed are ; 
‘Nor quit my body to the grave, 
‘'To see corruption there. 
3 ‘ Thou wilt reveal the path of life, 
‘ And raise me to thy throne ; 
‘Thy courts immortal pleasure give, 
‘'Thy presence joys unknown.’ 
4 Thus in the name of Christ the Lord, 
The holy David sung, 
And Providence fulfils the word — 
Of his prophetic tongue. ] 
ep 5 Jesus, whom ev’ry saint adores, 
Was crucify’d and slain: 
o Behold, the tomb its prey restores! 
Behold, he lives again! 
—6 When shall my feet arise and stand 
On heaven’s eternal hills ; 
o There sits the Son at God’s right hand, 
And there the Father smiles. 


a 


PSALM 17. 15 
PSALM 17. S. M. Peckham. [*] 
V.13, &¢.—Portion of Saints and of Sinners. 
1 RI SE, my gracious God, 
And make the wicked flee; 
They are but thy chastising rod, 
To drive thy saints to thee. 
p 2 Behold, the sinner dies, 
His haughty words are vain; 
Here—in this life his pleasure lies, 
And all beyond is pain. 
e 3 Then let his pride advance, 
And boast of all his store ; 
—The Lord is my inheritance, 
My soul can wish no more. 
o 4. I shall behold the face 
Of my forgiving God ; 
And stand complete in righteousness, 
ash’d in my Saviour’s blood. 
s 5  There’s a new heav’n begun, 
When I awake from death— 
Dress’d in the likeness of thy Son, 
And draw immortal breath. 


L. M. Ishngton. [*] 


The Saint’s Hope ; or the Resurrection. _ 
1 Ty, ORD, I am thine: but thou wilt prove 
My faith, my patience, and my love: 
When men of spite against me join, 
They are the sword, the hand is thine. 
2 Their hope and portion lie below; 
Tis all the happiness they know ; 
Tis all they seek ; they take their shares, 
And leave the rest among their heirs.] 
3 What sinners value, J resign; 
Lord, ’tis enough that thou art mine: 
o I shall behold thy blissful face, 
And stand complete in righteousness. 
p 4 This life’s a dream, an empty show; 
—But the bright world to which I go— 
o Hath joys substantial and sincere ; c 
e When shall I wake and find me there ? 
—5 O glorious hour! O blest abode! 
I shall be near, and like my God! 


16 PSALM 18. 


And flesh and sin no more control 
The sacred pleasures of the soul. 
a 6 My flesh will slumber in the ground, 
—Till the last trumpet’s joyful sound ; 
s Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, 
And in my Saviour’s image rise. 


PSALM 18. L. M. 1st Part. Green’s. [*] 
Ver. 1—6, 15—18. 
Deliverance from Despair ; or Temptations overcome. 
1 6 ieee will I love, O Lord, my strength, 
My rock, my tower, my high defence : 
Thy mighty arm shall be my trust, 
For I have found salvation thence. 
e 2 Death, and the terrours of the grave 
Stood round me with their dismal shade ; 
While floods of high temptation rose, 
And made my sinking soul afraid. 
e 3 I saw the op’ning gates of hell, 
With endless pains and sorrows there ; . 
Which none, but they that feel, can tell, 
While 1 was hurry’d to despair. 
4 In my distress I call’d my God, 
When I could scarce believe him mine ; 
—He bow’d his ear to my complaint ; 
o Then did his grace appear divine. 
5 [With speed he flew to my relief; 
As on a cherub’s wing he rode; 
Awful and bright, as lightning, shone 
The face of my deliv’rer God. ] 
o 6 Temptations fled at his rebuke, 
The blast of his almighty breath ; 
He sent salvation from on high, 
And drew me from the depths of death. 
7 [Great were my fears, my foes were great ; 
Much was their strength, and more their rage ; 
But Christ, my Lord, is conqu’ror still, 
In all the wars that devils wage. ] 
s 8 My song for ever shall record 
That terrible, that joyful hour ; 
And give the glory to the Lord, 
Due to his mercy and his pow’r : 


PSALM 18. JA 
L. M. 2nd Part. Armley. [b] 
V. 20—26.—Sincerity proved and rewarded. 
1 Eb eee thou hast seen my soul sincere, 
Hast made thy truth and love appear ; 
Before mine eyes I set thy laws, 
te thou hast own’d my righteous cause. 
2 [Since I have learn’d thy holy ways, 
T’ve walk’d upright before thy face: 
Or if my feet did e’er depart, 
? Twas never with a wicked heart.] 


p 3 What sore temptations broke my rest! 
e What wars and strugglings in my breast! 
—But, thro’ thy grace that reigns within, 
I guard against my darling sin. 
4 The sin that close besets me still, 
That works and strives against my will; 
e When will thy Spirit’s sovereign power 
Destroy it, that it rise no more ? 
—5 With an impartial hand, the Lord 
Deals out to mortals their reward : 
The kind and faithful soul shall find 
A God as faithful and as kind. 


6 The just and pure shall ever say, 

Thou art more pure, more just than they; 
o And men who love revenge shall know, 
wu God hath an arm of vengeance too. 


L. M. 3rd Part. Quercy. Nantwich. [*] 
V. 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, &e. 
Rejoicing in God: or Salvation and Triumph. 
a ine are thy ways, and true thy word, 
Great Rock of my secure abode. 
Wie | is a God beside the Lord ? 
g Or where’s a refuge like our God ? 
—2 ’Tis he who girds me with his might, 
Gives me his holy sword to wield ; 
And, while with sin and hell I fight, 
Spreads his salvation for my shield. 
o 3 He lives, (and blessed be my Rock,) 
The God of my salvation lives ; 
The dark designs of hell are broke ; 
e Sweet is the peace my Father gives. 
yg 


718 PSALM 18. 


—4 Before the scoffers of the age, — 
I will exalt my Father’s name; 
Nor tremble at their mighty rage, 
But meet reproach and bear the shame. 
5 To David and his royal seed, 
Thy grace for ever shall extend ; 
Thy love to saints, in Christ their head, 
Knows not a limit, nor an end. 
M. 1st Part. Mear. [*] 


Victory and Triumph, over Temporal Enemies. 
1 WwW: love thee, Lord, and we adore ; 
Now is thine arm reveal’d ; 
Thou art our strength, our heav’nly tow’r, 
Our bulwark and our shield. 
o 2 We fly to our eternal Rock, 
And find a sure defence ; 
—His holy name our lips invoke, 
And draw salvation thence. 
o 3 When God our leader shines in arms, 
What mortal heart can bear 
g The thunder of his loud alarms? 
The lightning of his spear ? 
—4 He rides upon the winged wind, 
And angels in array, 
In millions wait to know his mind, 
o And swift as flames obey. 
—5 He speaks—and at his fierce rebuke, 
Whole armies are dismay’d ; 
His voice, his frown, his angry look, 
o Strikes all their courage dead. 
—6 He forms our gen’rals for the field, 
With all their dreadful skill; 
Gives them his awful sword to wield, 
And makes them hearts of steel. 
7 [He arms our captains to the fight, 
Though there his name’s forgot ; 
He girded Cyrus with his might, 
But Cyrus knew him not.] 
8 Oft has the Lord whole nations blest, 
For his own church’s sake ; 
The powers that give his people rest, 
Shall of his care partake. 


PSALM 19. 79 
C. M. 2nd Part. Arundel. [*] 


The Conqueror’s Song. 
1 a le thine almighty arm we owe 
The triumphs of the day; 

Thy terrours, Lord, confound the foe, 
And melt their strength away. 

2 ’Tis by thy aid our troops prevail, 
And break united powers ; 

Or burn their boasted fleets, or scale 
The proudest of their towers. 

3 How have we chas’d them through the field, 
And trod them to the ground ; 
While thy salvation was our shield, 

But they no shelter found ! 
e 4 In vain to idol saints they cry, 
And perish in their blood : 
—Where is a rock so great, so ) high, 
So powerful, as our God ? 
o 5 The Rock of Israel ever lives, 
His name be ever blest ; 
o ”Tis his own arm the vict’ry gives, 
And gives his people rest. 
6 On kings that reign as David did, 
He pours his blessings down ; 
Secures their honours to their seed, 
And well supports their crown.] 


PSALM 19.8. M. 1st Part. Watchman. Sutton. [*] 
The Book of Nature and the Scriptures. 
1 OLN, the lofty sky 
Declares its maker God ; 
And all his starry works on high 
Proclaim his power abroad. 


2 The darkness and the light 
_ Still keep their course the same ; 
While night to day, and day to night, 
Divinely teach his name. 


3 In ev’ry diff’rent land, 
Their gen’ral voice is ‘known: 
They show the wonders of his hand, 
And orders of his throne. 


80 PSALM 19. 


o 4 Ye Christian lands, rejoice, 
Here he reveals his word ; 
We are not left to nature’s voice, 
To bid us know the Lord. 
5 His statutes and commands 
Are set before our eyes ; 
He puts his gospel in our hands, 
Where our salvation lies. 
6 His laws are just and pure, 
_ His truth without deceit, 
His promises for ever sure, 
And his rewards are great. 
—7 [Not honey to the taste 
Affords so much delight ; 
Nor gold that has the furnace pass’d, 
So much allures the sight. 
o-8 While of thy works I sing, 
Thy glory to proclaim ; 
Accept the praise, my God, my King, 
In my Redeemer’s name. ] 


S. M. 2nd Part. Dover. Pelham. [*] 
God’s Word most excellent : or holy Fear. 


1 ee the morning sun 
Begins his glorious way ; 
His beams through all the nations run, 
And life and light convey. 


2 But where the gospel comes, 
It spreads diviner light ; 
It calls dead sinners from their tombs, 
And gives the blind their sight.] 
3 How perfect is thy word! 
And all thy judgments just ; 
For ever sure thy promise, Lord, 
And men securely trust. 
4 My gracious God, how plain 
Are thy directions giv’n! ; 
O may I never read in vain, 
But find the path to heaven. 
PAUSE. 
e 5 I hear thy word with love, 
And I would fain obey ; 


PSALM 19. 81 


Send thy good Spirit from above 
To guide me, lest I stray. 
6 O who can ever find 
The errours of his ways? 
e Yet with a bold presumpt’ous mind, 
I would not dare transgress. 
7 Warn me of ev’ry sin, 
‘Forgive my secret faults, 
And cleanse this guilty soui of mine, 
Whose crimes exceed my thoughts. 
—8 While with my heart and tongue, 
I spread thy praise abroad ; 
Accept the worship and the song, 
My Saviour and my God. 


L. M. Green’s. Leeds. [*] 
Nature and Scripture compared. ; 
1 aE heavens declare thy glory, Lord, 
In every star thy wisdom shines ; 
o But when our eyes behold thy word, 
We read thy name in fairer lines. 


—2 The rolling sun, the changing light, 
And nights and days thy pow’r confess ; 

o But the blest volume thou hast writ 
Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 


—3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise, 
Round the whole earth, and never stand ; 
o So when thy truth began its race, 
It touch’d and glanc’d on ev’ry land. 


4 Nor will thy spreading gospel rest, 
Ori thro’ the world thy truth has run; 
Till Christ has all the nations blest, 

That see the light, or fee] the sun. 


e 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise ; 
—Bless the dark world with heav’nly light ; 
Thy gospel makes the simple wise, 
Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 


g 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view, 
In souls renew’d, and sins forgiv’n : 
Lord cleanse my sins, my soul renew, 
And make thy word my guide to heaven. 


82 PSALM 19. 
P. M. Cumberland. [*) 
The Book of Nature and Scripture. 
1 i. AT God, the heaven’s well order’d 
Declares the glories of thy name; [frame 
There thy rich works of wonder shine : 
A thousand starry beauties there, 
A thousand radiant marks appear, 
Of boundless power and skill divine. ° 
2 From night to day, from day to night, 
The dawning and the dying light, 
Lectures of heav’nly wisdom read ; 
With silent eloquence they raise 
Our thoughts to our Creator’s praise, 
And neither sound nor language need. 


o 3 Yet their divine instructions run, 
Far as the journeys of the sun; 
_ And ev’ry nation knows their voice : 
The sun, like some young bridegroom dress’d, 
Breaks from the chambers of the east ; 
Rolls round and makes the earth rejoice. 


g 4 Where’erx he spreads his beams abroad, 
He smiles and speaks his maker God ; 
All nature joms to show thy praise ; 
Thus God in ev’ry creature shines: 
—Fair is the book of nature’s lines ; 
But fairer is the book of grace.] 
PAUSE. 
b 5 I love the volumes of thy word ;— 
What light and joy these leaves afford, 
e To souls benighted and distress’d ! : 
—Thy precepts guide my doubtful way, ee 
Thy fear forbids my feet to stray, 
Thy promise leads my heart to rest. 
6 From the discov’ries of thy law, 
The perfect rules of life I draw ; 
These are my study and delight : 
b Not honey so invites the taste, 
Nor gold that has the furnace pass’d, 
Appears so pleasing to the sight. 
e 7 Thy threat’nings wake my slumb’ring eyes, 
And warn me where my danger lies ; 
o But ’tis thy blessed gospel, Lord, 


PSALM 20. 83 


That makes my guilty conscience clean, 
Converts my soul, subdues my sin, 
And gives a free, but large reward. 


e 8 Who knows the errours of his thoughts ? 
My God, forgive my secret faults, 
And ‘from presumptuous sins restrain : 
—Accept my poor attempts of praise, 
That I have read thy book of grace, 
And book of nature not in vain. 


PSALM 20. L. M. Blendon. [*] 
Prayer and Hope of Victory. 


1 A may the God of power and grace 
Attend his people’s humble cry! 

Jehovah hears when Israel prays, 

And brings deliv’rance from on high. 


2 The name of Jacob’s God defends, 
Better than shields or brazen walls ; 
He from his sanctuary sends 

Succour and strength when Zion calls. 


e 3 Well he remembers all our sighs, 
His love exceeds our best deserts ; 
His love accepts the sacrifice— 

Of humble groans and broken hearts. 


o 4 In his salvation is our hope ; 
And in the name of Israel’s God, 
Our troops shall lift their banners up, 
Our navies spread their flags abroad. 


—5 Some trust in horses train’d for war, 
And some of chariots make their boasts ; 
o Our surest expectations are 
From thee, the Lord of heavenly hosts. 


6 [O may the mem’ry of thy name, 
Inspire our armies for the fight! 

d Our foes shall fall and die with shame, 
Or quit the field with shameful flight.] 


—7 Now save us, Lord, from slavish fear, 
Now let our hope be firm and strong ; 

o Till thy salvation shall appear, 

s And joy and triumph raise the song. 


84 PSALM 21. 
PSALM 21. C. M. Sunday. [*] 


Our Country the Care of J Heaven. 
1 [Oe land, O Lord, with songs of praise 
Shall in thy strength rejoice ; 
And, blest with thy salvation, raise 
To heaven their cheerful voice. 
2 Thy sure defence, through nations round, 
Has spread our wondrous name ; 
And our successful actions crown’d 
With dignity and fame. 
3 Then let our land on God alone 
For timely aid rely ; 
His mercy, which adorns his throne, 
Shall all our wants supply. 
4 But, righteous Lord, thy stubborn foes 
Shall feel thy dreadful hand ; 
Thy vengeful arm shall find out those 
Who hate all just command. 
5 When thou against them dost engage, 
Thy just but dreadful doom 
Shall, like a fiery oven’s rage, 
Their hopes and them consume. 
6 Thus, Lord, thy wondrous power declare, 
And thus exalt thy fame ; 
Whilst we glad songs of praise prepare 
For thine almighty name.] 
L. M. Castle-street. [*} 


V.1—9. Christ exalted to the Kingdom. 
1 Dee rejoic’d in God his arena: 
Rais’d to the throne by special grace ; 

o But Christ the Son appears at length, 
Fulfils the triumphs and the praise. 

—2 How great is the Messiah’s joy, 

In the salvation of thy hand! 

g Lord thou hast rais’d his ined high, 
And giv’n the world to his command. 

—3 Thy goodness grants whate’er he will, 
Nor does the least request withhold ; 
Blessings of love prevent him still, 

And crowns of glory, not of gold. 

g 4 Honour and majesty divine 

Around his sacred temples shine, 


PSALM 22. 85 
Blest with the favour of thy face, 
And length of everlasting days. 
e [5 Thine hand shall find out all his foes ; 
And as the fiery oven glows 
With raging heat and living coals, 
So shall thy wrath devour their souls.} 


PSALM 22. C. M. 1st Part. Canterbury.[*] 
V.1—16. The Sufferings and Death of Christ. 
1 Nyy HY has my God my soul forsook, 
Nor will a smile afford ? 
(Thus David once in anguish spoke, 
And thus our dying Lord.) 
2 Though ’tis my chief delight to dwell, 
Among thy praising saints ; 
Yet thou canst hear a groan as well, 
And pity our complaints. 
3 Our fathers trusted in thy name, 
And great deliv’rance found : 
But [’m a worm despis’d of men, 
And trodden to the ground. 
4 Shaking the head, they pass me by, 
And laugh my soul to scorn; 
‘In vain he trusts in God,’ they cry, 
‘Neglected and forlorn.’ 
5 But thou art he who form’d my flesh, 
By thine almighty word ; 
And since I hung upon the breast, 
My hope is in the Lord. 
6 Why will my Father hide his face, 
en foes stand threatening round, 
In the dark hour of deep distress, 
And not a helper found ? 
PAUSE. 
7 Behold thy darling left among 
The cruel and the proud ; 
As bulls of Bashan fierce and strong, 
As lions roaring loud. 
+ From earth and hell my sorrows meet, 
To multiply the smart ; 
They nail my hands, they pierce my feet, 
_ And try to vex my heart. 
8 


86 PSALM 22. 


9 Yet if thy sovereign hand let loose 
The rage of earth and hell; 

Why will my heavenly Father bruise 
The Son he loves so well ? 

10 My God, if possible it be, 
Withhold ‘this bitter cup: 

But I resign my will to thee, 
And drink the sorrows up. 


11 My heart dissolves in pangs unknown; 
In groans I waste my breath: 

Thy heavy hand hath brought me down, 
Low as the dust of death. 

12 Father, I give my spirit up, 
And trust it in thy hand; 

My dying flesh shall rest in hope, 
And rise at thy command.] 


C. M. 2nd Part. Bedford. [*| 


vs 20, 21,27—31. Christ's Sufferings and Kingdom. - 
p 1 “Now from the roaring lion’s rage, 
‘O Lord, protect thy Son; 
. Nor leave thy darling to engage 
‘'The powers of hell alone.’ 
—2 Thus did our suffering Saviour pray, 
With mighty cries and tears: 
o God heard him in that dreadful day, 
And chas’d away his fears. 
—3 Great was the victory of his death; 
His throne’s exalted high ; 
And all the kindreds of the earth 
Shall worship—or shall die. 
4 A numerous offspring must arise 
From his expiring groans ; 
They shall be reckon’d in his eyes 
For daughters and for sons. 
e 5 The meek and humble souls shall see 
His table richly spread ; 
—And all that seek the Lord shall be 
With joys immortal fed. 
oa 6 The isles shall know the righteousness 
Of our incarnate God ; 
And nations yet unborn, profess 
Salvation in his blood. 


PSALM 22, 23. 87 
L. M. Carthage. [b]. 
Christ’s Sufferings and Exaltation. 
pl IA let‘our mournful songs record 
The dying sorrows of our Lord; 
When he complain’d in tears and blood, 
As one forsaken of his God. 
e 2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn, 
And shook their heads, and laugh’d in scorn ; 
d ‘He rescu’d others from the grave ; 
* Now let him try himself to save. 
3 ‘ This is the man did once pretend 
‘God was his Father and his Friend ; 
‘If God the blessed lov’d him so, 
‘Why doth he fail to help him now ”” 
o 4 Barbarous people! cruel priests ! 
How they stood round like savage beasts! 
Like lions gaping to devour, 
When God had left him in their power. 
p 5 They wound his head, his hands, his feet, 
Till streams of blood each other meet ; 
By lot his garments they divide, 
And mock the pangs in which he died. 
—6 But God his Father heard his cry; 
o Rais’d from the dead, he reigns on high ; 
—The nations learn his righteousness, 
And humble sinners taste his grace. 
PSALM 23. L. M. Green’s. Islington. [*] 
God our Shepherd. 
1 Y Shepherd is the living Lord; 
Now shall my wants be well supply’d, 
His providence and holy word 
Become my safety and my guide. 
2 In pastures where salvation grows 
He makes me feed, he makes me rest, 
There living water gently flows, 
And all the food ’s divinely blest. 
p 3 My wand’ring feet his ways mistake ; 
—But he restores my soul to peace, 
o And leads me, for his mercy’s sake, 
In the fair paths of righteousness. 
p 4 Though I walk through the gloomy vale, 
Where death and all its terrours are ; 


88 PSALM 23. 


—My heart and hope shall never fail, 

o For God my Shepherd’s with me there. 

e 5 Amidst the darkness and the deeps, 

—Thou art my comfort, thou my stay : 

0 Thy staff supports my feeble steps, 
Thy rod directs my doubtful way. 

e [6 ‘The sons of earth, and sons of hell, 
Gaze at thy goodness and repine, 

To see my table spread so well, 
With living bread and cheerful wine. 
7 How I rejoice, when on my head 
Thy Spirit condescends to rest! 

o ’Tis a divine anointing shed, 

Like oil of gladness at a feast. ] 

s 8 Surely the mercies of the Lord 
Attend his household all their days ; 
There will I dwell, to hear his word, 

To seek his face, and sing his praise. 
*ILIAPY Shepherd wil seppl d 
1 Shepherd will supply my need 3 
M Jehovah is his name: 
In pastures fresh he makes me feed, 
Beside the living stream. 
o 2 He brings my wand’ring spirit back, 
When I forsake his ways; 
And leads me, for his mercy’s sake, 
In paths of truth and grace. 
e 3 When! walk through the shades of death, 
Thy presence is my stay; 
A word of thy supporting breath 
Drives all my fears away. 
—4 Thy hand, in spite of all my foes, 
Doth still my table spread ; 
o My cup with blessings overflows, 
Thine oil anoints my head. 
—5 The sure provisions of my God 
Attend me all my days; 
e O may thy house be my abode, 
And all my work be praise! 
—6 There would | find a settled rest, 
While others go and come; 
No more a stranger or a guest, 


But like a: hild at home.] 


4 oe 
Ware 


PSALM 238, 24. 89 
S. M. Aylesbury. Dover. [*] 
God's tender Care of his People. 
1 ee Lord my Shepherd is, 
I shall be well supply’d : 
Since he is mine, and I am his, 
What can I want beside ? 
2 He leads me to the place, 
Where heavenly pasture grows, 
Where living waters gently pass, 
7) And full salvation flows. 
e 3 Ife’erI go astray, 
— He doth my soul reclaim ; 
And guides me in his own right way, 
For his most holy name. 
4 While he affords his aid, 
I cannot yield to fear! 
a Tho’ I should walk through death’s dark shade, 
Oo My Shepherd ’s with me there. 
s 5 In spite of all my foes, 
Thou dost my table spread ; 
My cup with blessings overflows, 
And joy exalts my head. 
6 The bounties of thy love 
Shall crown my foll’wing days; 
Nor from thy house will I remove, 
Nor cease to speak thy praise. 
PSALM 24. C. M. Abridge. Bedford. [*| 


Dwelling with G 
1 HE earth for ever is ae Lord’s, 
With Adam’s num’rous race ; 
He rais’d its arches o’er the floods, 
And built it on the seas. 
e 2 But who among the sons of men 
May visit thine abode ? | 
d He who has hands from mischief clean, 
Whose heart is right with God. 
3 This is the man may rise, and take 
_ \ The blessings of his grace ; 
This is the lot of those who seek 
The God of Jacob’s face. 
o 4 Now let our soul’s immortal powers 
To meet the cm prepare: 


a 


90 PSALM 24, 25. 
o Lift up their everlasting doors ; 

The King of glory’s near. 
e 5 The King of glory—who can tell 

The wonders of his might ? 
—He rules the nations; but to dwell 

With saints, is his delight. 

L. M. Islington. [*] 
Saints dwell in Heaven: or Christ’s Ascension. 
d 1 ghd spacious earth is all the Lord’s, 
And menand worms, and beasts and birds; 
—He rais’d the building on the seas, 
And gave it for their dwelling place. 


o 2 But there’s a brighter world on high, 
Thy palace, Lord, above the sky: 

e Who shall ascend that blest abodey 
And dwell so near his maker God ? 


d 3 He who abhors and fears to sin, 
Whose heart is pure, whose hands are clean , 
Him will the Lord, the Saviour bless, 
And clothe his soul with righteousness. 

—4 These are the men, the pious race, 
Who seek the God of Jacob’s face ; 

o These shall enjoy the blissful sight, 

And dwell in everlasting light. 
PAUSE. Oporto. 

o 5 Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high, 

—Behold the King of glory nigh! 

e Who can this King of glory be? 

o The mighty Lord, the Saviour ’s he. 

—6 Ye heavenly gates, your leaves display, 
To make the Lord, the Saviour way ; 

o Laden with spoils from earth and hell, 
The Conqu’ror comes with God to dwell. 

g 7 Rais’d from the dead, he goes before, 
He opens heaven’s eternal door, 

To give his saints a blest abode, 
Near their Redeemer and their God. 


PSALM 25. S.M. 1st Part. Little Marlboro’. {b] 


Ver.1—1l. Waiting for Pardon and Direction. 
1 I LIFT my soul to God, 
My trust is in his name; 


> 


PSALM 25. 


e Let not my foes that seek my blood 
Still triumph in my shame. 
p 2. Sin, and the powers of hell, 
Persuade me to despair : 
—Lord, make me know thy cov’nant well, 
That I may ’scape the snare. 
e 3 From the first dawning light 
Till the dark evening rise, 
For thy salvation, Lord, I wait, 
With ever longing eyes. 
e 4 Remember all thy grace, 
And lead me in thy truth; 
Forgive the sins of riper days, 
And follies of my youth. 
—5 The*Lord is just and kind; 
The meek shall learn his ways; 
And every humble sinner find 
The methods of his grace. 
06. For his own goodness’ sake, 
He saves my soul from shame ; 
He pardons, (though my guilt be great,) 
Through my Redeemer’s name. 


S. M. 2nd Part. Dover. [*] 
Ver. 12, 14,10, 13. Divine Instruction. 
el HERE shall the man be found, 
Who fears t’ offend his God— 
Who loves the gospel’s joyful sound, 
And trembles at the rod ? 


—2 The Lord will make him know 

) The secrets of his heart ; 

o The wonders of his cov’nant show, 
And all his love impart. 


—3 The dealings of his hand 
Are truth and mercy still, 
With such as to his cov’nant stand, 
And love to do his will. 


4 » Their souls shall dwell at ease, 
0 Before their Maker’s face ; 
Their seed shall taste the promises, 
In their extensive grace. © 


91 


92 PSALM 25, 26. 
S. M. 8rd Part. St. Bridge’s. [b] 


Ver. 15—22. Backsliding and Desertion. 
1 MY E eyes and my desire 
Are ever to the Lord; 
I love to plead his promises, 
And rest upon his word. 


o 2 ‘Turn, turn thee to my soul; 
Bring thy salvation near ; 

e When will thy hand release my feet 
Out of the deadly snare! 


p 3 When shall the sovereign grace 
Of my forgiving God, 
Restore me from those dangerous ways, 
My wandering feet have trod. 


e 4 ‘The tumult of my thoughts 
Does but enlarge my wo; 
p My spirit languishes, my heart 
Is desolate and low. 
5 [With ev’ry morning light, 
My sorrow new begins ; 
Look on my anguish and my pain, 


And pardon all my sins. 
PAUSE. 


6 Behold the hosts of hell, 
How cruel is their hate! 
Against my life they rise, and join 
Their fury with deceit.] 

7 O keep my soul from death, 
Nor put my hope to shame ; 

For I have plac’d my only trust 
In my Redeemer’s name. 


e 8 With humble faith I wait, 
To see thy face again; 

o Of Israel it shall ne’er be said, 
He sought the Lord in vain. 


PSALM 26. L. M. Quercy. Bath. [*] 
Self-Examination . or Evidences of Grace. 
1 FPS me, O Lord, and prove my ways; 
And try my reins, and try my heart ; 


My faith upon thy promise stays, 
Nor from thy law my feet depart. 


PSALM 27. 93 


e 2 | hate to walk, I hate to sit 
With men of vanity and lies ; 
The scoffer and the hypocrite 
Are the abhorrence of my eyes. 
o 3 Amongst thy saints will I appear, 
With hands well wash’d in innocence ; 
e But when I stand before thy bar, 
The blood of Christ is my defence. 
—4 I love thy habitation, Lord, 
The temple where thine honours dwell ; 
e There shall I hear thy holy word, 
And there thy works of wonder tell. 
5 Let not my soul be join’d at last 
With men of treachery and blood ; 
Since I my days on earth have past 
Among the saints, and near my God. 
PSALM 27. C. M. 1st Part. Bedford. [*] 
V.1—6. The Church our Delight and Safety, 
Lue Lord of glory is my light, 
And my salvation too ; 
o God is my strength; nor will I fear 
What all my foes can do. 
—2 One privilege my heart desires— 
i) grant me an abode 
Among the churches of thy saints, 
The temples of my God. 
—3 There shall I offer my requests, 
And see thy beauty still ; 
Shall hear thy messages of lov e, 
And there i inquire thy will. 
e 4 When troubles rise, and storms appear, 
— There may his children hide ; 
o God has a strong pavilion, where 
He makes my soul abide. 
s 5 Now shall my head be lifted high, | 
Above my foes around ; 
And songs of joy and victory 
Within thy temple sound. St. Martin’s. 
C. M. 2nd Part. Barby. St. Ann’s. [*] 
Ver. 8, 9,13, 14. Prayer and Hope. 
1 GOON as I heard my Father say, 
*Ye children, seek my grace,’ 


94 PSALM 29. 
—My heart reply’d without delay, 
o  ‘I’li seek my Father’s face.’ 
e 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, 
Nor frown my soul away; 
e God of my life, I fly to thee 
In a distressing day. 
e 3 Should friends and kindred, near and dear, 
Leave me to want or die; 
o My God would make my life his care, 
And all my need supply. 
—4 My fainting flesh had died with grief, 
Had not my soul believ’d 
To see thy grace provide relief— 
Nor was. my hope deceiv’d. 
5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, 
And keep your courage up ; 
o He’ll raise your spirit when it faints, 
And far exceed your hope. 


PSALM 29. L. M. Psalm 97. [*] - 
Storm and Thunder. 
1 IVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame, 
Give to the Lord renown and power ; 
Ascribe due honours to his name, 
And his eternal might adore. 


o 2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud, 
Over the ocean and the land; 
His voice divides the watery cloud, 
And lightnings blaze at his command. 


e 3 He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind 
Lay the wide forest bare around ; 

o The fearful hart and frighted hind 
Leap at the terrour of the sound. 


g 4 To Lebanon he turns his voice, 
And Jo, the stately cedars break ; 
The mountains tremble at the noise, 

_ The vallies roar, the deserts quake. 


5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood, 

The Thund’rer reigns for ever king ; 
—But makes his church his blest abode, 

Where we his awful glories sing. 


PSALM 30. 95 


e 6 In gentler language there the Lord 
The counsels of his grace imparts ; 

o Amidst the raging storm, his word 
Speaks peace and courage to our hearts. 


Sickness healed and Sorrow removed. 
1 Oy WILL extol thee, Lord, on high; 
At thy command diseases fly: 
Who but a God can speak and save, 
From the dark borders of the grave ? 


o 2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his, 
And tell how Jarge his goodness is ; 
Let all your powers rejoice and bless, 
While you record his holiness. 
—3 His anger but a moment stays: 
His love is life and length of days: 
e Though grief and tears the night employ, 
o The morning star restores the joy.] 


L. M. 2nd Part. Armley. [b] 


Ver.6. Health, Sickness, and Recovery. 
1 EF IRM was my health, my day was bright, 
And I presum’d ’twould ne’er be night; 
Fondly I said within my heart, 
d ‘Pleasure and peace shall ne’er depart.’ 
—2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, 
Which made my mountain stand so long ; 
e Soon as thy face began to hide, 
My health was gone, my comforts died. 
e I cried aloud to thee, my God, 
‘What canst thou profit by my blood ? 
‘Deep in the dust, can I declare 
‘ Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there ? 
—4 ‘Hear me, O God of grace, I said, 
‘ And bring me from among the dead :’ 
o Thy word rebuk’d the pains I felt, * 
Thy pard’ning love remov’d my guilt. 
—5 My groans, and tears, and forms of wo 
Are turn’d to joy and praises now ; 
I throw my sackcloth on the ground, 
And ease and gladness gird me round. 


— 


96 PSALM 31. 


mk 
o 6 My tongue, the glory of my frame, 

Shall ne’er be heedless of thy name ; 
o Thy praise shall sound thro’ earth and heaven, 
—For sickness heal’d, and sins forgiv’n. 


PSALM 31. C. M. 1st Part. Canterbury. [*] 
Ver. 5, 13—29, 22, 23. Deliverance from Death. 
1; TO thy ma, O God of truth, 
My spirit I commit ; 
Thou hast redeem’d my soul from death, 
And sav’d me from the pit. 
2 The passions of my hope and fear 
Maintain’d a double strife ; 
o While sorrow, pain, and sin conspir’d 
To take away my life. 
d 3 ‘My times arc in thy hand,’ I ery’d, i? i 
‘ Though I draw near the dust ;? 
—Thou art the refuge where | hide, 
The God in whom I trust. 


e 4 O make thy reconciled face 
Upon thy servant shine ; 
And save me for thy mercy’s sake, 
For I’m entirely thine. 
PAUSE. 
[5 ’I'was in my haste my spirit said, 
‘I must despair and die, 
‘T am cut off before thine eyes ;? 
o But thou hast heard my cry.] 
—6 Thy goodness, how divinely free ! 
How wondrous is thy grace, - 
To those who fear thy majesty, 
And trust thy promises! 
o 7 O love the Lord, all ye his saints, 
And sing his praises loud ; 
—He’ll bend his ear to your complaints, 
And recompense the preud. 
C. M. 2nd Part. York. [*] 
V. 7—13, 18—21.—-Deliverance Srom Slander and Reproach. 
1 MA heart rejoices in thy name, 
My God; my help, my trust ; 
Thou hast preserv’d my face from s 
Mine honour from the dust. 


: PSALM 32. O4 
p 2 ‘My life is spent with grief,’ I cry’d, 
‘My years consum’d in groans ; 
‘My strength decays, mine eyes are dry’d, 
‘ And sorrow wastes my bones.’ 
e 3 Among mine enemies, my name 
Was a mere proverb grown; 
While to my neighbours, I became 
Forgotten and unknown. 
4 Slander and fear on ev’ry side 
Seiz’d and beset me round ; 
—I to the throne of grace apply’d, 
- And speedy rescue found. 
‘ PAUSE. 
[5 How great deliv’rance thou hast wrought 
Before the sons of men! 
The lying lips to silence brought, 
And made their boasting vain! 
6 Thy children, from the strife of tongues, 
Shall thy pavilion hide: 
Guard them from infamy and wrongs, 
And crush the sons of pride.] 
7% Within thy secret presence, Lord, 
Let me for ever dwell ; 
o No fenced city, wall’d and barr’d 
Secures a saint so well. 


PSALM 32. S. M. Dover. [*] 
Forgiveness of Sins upon Confession. 
o 1 O BLESSED souls are they, 
Whose sins are cover’d o’er ; 
Divinely blest, to whom the Lord 
‘Imputes their guilt no more. 
—2 They mourn their follies past, 
And keep their hearts with care , 
Their lips and lives, without deceit, 
Shall prove their faith sincere. 
e 3. While I conceal’d my guilt, 
I felt the fest’rmg wound ; 
—Till I confess’d my sins to thee, 
And ready pardon found. 
4 Let sinners learn to pray; 
Let saints keep near thy throne: 
9 


98 PSALM 32. 


Our help in times of deep distress, 
Is found in God alone. 
C. M. Colchester. [*] 


Free Pardon and sincere Obedience. 
olf i r APPY the man to whom his God 
No more imputes his sin ; 
But, wash’d in his Redeemer’s blood, 
Hath made his garments clean! 
2 Happy, beyond expression, he 
Whose debts are thus discharg’d ; 
And from the guilty bondage free, 
He feels his soul enlarg’d. 
—3 His spirit hates deceit and lies, 
His words are all sincere ; 
He guards his heart, he guards his eyes, 
To keep his conscience clear. 
e 4 While I my inward guilt suppress’d, 
No quiet could | find ; 
Thy wrath lay burning in my breast, 
And rack’d my tortur’d mind. 
—5 Then I confess’d my troubled thoughts, 
My secret sins reveal’d ; 
o Thy pard’ning grace forgave my faults, 
Thy grace my pardon seal’d. 
—6 This shall invite thy saints to pray ; 
d _ When like a raging flood, 
Temptations rise, our streneth and stay 
Is a forgiving God. 
L. M. ist Part. Green’s. Quercy. [*] 
Repentance, Justification, and Sanctification. 
1 LEST is the man, for ever blest, 
Whose guilt is pardon’d by his God ; 
Whose sins with sorrow are confess’d, 
And cover’d with his Saviour’s blood. 
2 Blest is the man to whom the Lord — 
Tmputes not his iniquities$ . 
He pleads no merit of reward, 
And not on works, but grace relies. 
3 From guile his heart and lips are free , 
His humble joy, his holy fear, 
With deep repentance well agree, 
And join to prove his faith sincere. 


PSALM 32, 33. _ 99 


o 4 How glorious is that righteousness, 
That hides and cancels all his sins! 
While a bright evidence of grace, 
Through his whole life appears and shines. 


L. M. 2nd Part. Quercy. Bath. [*] 
Conscience relieved by Confession and Pardon. 
el W HILE I keep silence, and conceal 
My heavy guilt within my heart, 
What torments does my conscience feel, 
What agonies of inward smart! 


2 I spread my sins before the Lord, 

And all my secret faults confess ; 
—Thy gospel speaks a pard’ning word, 
o Thy holy Spirit seals the grace. 

3 For this shall every humble soul 

Make swift addresses to thy seat ; 
e When floods of huge temptations roll, 
—There will they find a blest retreat. 

4 How safe beneath thy wings I lie, 
e When days grow dark, and storms appear ; 
—And when I walk, thy watchful eye 

Will guide me safe from every snare. 


PSALM 33. C. M. 1st Part. St. Martin’s. [*] 
Works of Creation and Providence. 
o 1 EJOICE, ye righteous, in the Lord ; 
This work belongs to you: 
Sing of his name, his ways, his word, 
How holy, just and true! 
o 2 His mercy and his righteousness 
Let heaven and earth proclaim ; 
—His works of nature and of grace 
Reveal his wondrous name. 
3 His wisdom and almighty word 
The heavenly arches spread ; 
And by the Spirit of the Lord 
Their shining hosts were made. 
4 He bade the liquid waters flow 
To their appointed deep ; é 
The flowing seas their limits know, uy 
And their own stations keep. 


100 PSALM 33. 


e 5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth, 
With fear before him stand: 
g He spake, and nature took its birth, 
And rests on his command. 
6 He scorns the angry nations’ rage, 
And breaks their vain designs ; 
His counsel stands through every a6, 
And in full glory shines. Arundel. 
C. M. 2nd Part. Colchester. Mear. [*] 
Creatures vain : and God all-suffictent. 
1 noe is the nation, where the Lord 
Has fix’d his gracious throne ; 
Where he reveals his heavenly word, 
And calls their tribes his own. 
2 His eye, with infinite survey, 
Does the whole world behold ; 
He form’d us all of equal clay, 
And knows our feeble mould. 


d 3 Kings are not rescu’d by the force 
Of armies from the grave ; 
No speed, nor courage of an horse, 
Can the bold rider save. 


e 4 Vain is the strength of beasts, or men, 
To hope for safety thence ; 

o But holy souls from God obtain 
A strong and sure defence. 


e 5 God is their fear, and God their trust, 
When plagues or famine spread ; 
His watchful eye secures the just, 
Among ten thousand dead. 


o 6 Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice 5 
And bless us from thy throne; _ 
For we have made thy word our choice, 
And trust thy grace alone. 
P. M. ist Part. St. Helen’s. |*] 
Works of Creation and Providence. 
1 E holy souls, in God rejoice, 
Your Maker’s praise becomes your voice, 
_ Great is your theme, your songs be new; 
Sing of his name, his word, his ways, 
His works of nature, and of grace, 
How wise and holy, just and true! 


PSALM 33. 101 


—2 Justice and truth he ever loves, 
And the whole earth his goodness proves ; 

His word the heavenly arches spread : 

e How wide they shine from north to south! 
—And by the spirit of his mouth 

Were all the starry armies made. 

3 He gathers the wide flowing seas, 
Those watery treasures know their place, 
In the vast store-house of the deep: 

g He spake—and gave all nature birth! 
And fires, and seas, and heaven and earth, 

His everlasting orders keep. 

a 4 Let mortals tremble, and adore 
A God of such resistless power, 

Nor dare imdulge their feeble rage : 
—Vain are their thoughts, and weak their hands ; 
g But his eternal counsel stands, 

And rules the world from age to age. 

P. M. 2nd Part. Cumberland. [*] 


Creatures vain: and God all-sifficient. 
o 1 O HAPPY nation, where the Lord 
Reveals the treasures of his word, 
And builds his church, his earthly throne: 
—His eye the heathen world surveys, 
He form’d their hearts, he knows their ways ; 
But God, their Maker, is unknown. 
d 2 Let kings rely upon their host, 
And of his strength the champion boast ; 
In vain they boast, in vain rely : 
—In vain we trust the brutal force, 
Or speed or courage of an horse, 
To guard his rider, or to fly. 
e 3 The eye of thy compassion, Lord, 
Does more secure defence afford, 
When death, or dangers threat’ning stand : 
o Thy watchful eye preserves the just, 
Who make thy name their fear and trust, 
When wars or famine waste the land. 
—4 In sickness, or the bloody field, 
Thou, our Physician, thou, our shield, 
Send us salvation from thy throne: 
e We wait to see thy goodness shine ; 
Let us rejoice in help divine, 
For all our hope is God alone. 


102 PSALM 34. 
PSALM 34. L. M. 1st Part. Portugal. [*} ~ 


God’s Care of Saints : or Deliverance by Prayer. 
o 1 ORD, I will bless thee all my days, 
Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue; 
My soul shall glory in thy grace, aa 
While saints rejoice to hear the song. 
—2 Come, magnify the Lord with me, 
Come, let us all exalt his name; 
I sought the eternal God, and he 
Has not expos’d my hope to shame. 


e 3 I told him all my secret grief, 
My secret groaning reach’d his ears ; 
—He gave my inward pains relief, 
And calm’d.the tumult of my fears. 
4 'To him the poor lift up their eyes, 
Their faces feel the heavenly shine ; 
A beam of mercy from the skies 
Fills them with light and joy divine.’ 
o 5 His holy angels pitch their tents 
Around the men who serve the Lord ; 
—O, fear and love him, all ye saints, 
Taste of his grace, and trust his word, 
6 The wild young lions, pinch’d with pain 
And hunger, roar through all the wood; | 
o But none shall seek the Lord in vain, | ¢ 
Nor want supplies of real good. Islington. 


L. M. 2nd Part. Bath. [*] 
Ver. 11—22, Religious Education. — : 
1[ C HILDREN,in yearsand knowledge young, 
Your parents’ hope, your parents’ joy, 
Attend the counsels of my tongue ; 
Let pious thoughts your minds employ. 


e 2 If you desire a length of days, . 
And peace to crown your mortal state ; 
—Restrain your feet from sinful ways, 
Your lips from slander and deceit.. 


3 The eyes of God regard his saints, 
His ears are open to their cries ; 

d He sets his frowning face against 
The sons of violence and lies. 


PSALM 34. 103 


e 4 To humble souls and broken hearts 
God with his grace is ever nigh: 
Pardon and hope his love imparts, 
When men in deep contrition lie. 
—5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans, 
His Son redeems their souls from death ; 
o His Spirit heals their broken bones ; 
o They in his praise employ their breath.] 


C. M. 1st Part. St. Ann’s. [*] 


V.1—10. Prayer and Praise for eminent Deliverance. 


1 See bless the Lord from day to day; 
How good are all his ways! 
Ye humble souls that use to pray, 
Come, help my lips to praise. 
2 Sing, to the honour of his name, 
How a poor sinner cry’d, 
Nor was his hope expos’d to shame, 
Nor was his suit deny’d. 
e 3 When threat’ning sorrows round me stood, 
And endless fears arose, 
Like the loud billows of a flood, 
Redoubling all my woes ;— 
e 4 I told the Lord my sore distress, 
With heavy groans and tears ; 
—He gave my sharpest torments ease, 


And silenc’d all my fears. 
PAUSE. 


o 5 O sinners, come and taste his love, 
Come, learn his pleasant ways ; 
And let your own experience prove 

The sweetness of his grace. 
—6 He bids his angels pitch their tents 
Round where his children dwell ; 
What ill their heavenly care prevents, 
No earthly tongue can tell. 
o 7 O love the Lord, ye saints of his ; 
His eye regards the just; 
How richly blest their portion is, 
Who make the Lord their trust! 
—8 Young lions pinch’d with hunger roar, 
And famish in the wood ; 


104 PSALM 84, 35. 


o But God supplies his holy poor — 
With every needful good.] 


C. M. 2nd Part. York. St. Martin’s. [*] 
V. 11—22. Exhortations to Faith and Holiness. 
1 C OME, children, learn to fear the Lord; 
And that your days be long, 
Let not a false, or spiteful word 
Be found upon your tongue. 
2 Depart from mischief, practise love, 
Pursue the work of peace; 
So shall the Lord your ways approve, 
And set your souls at ease. 
3 His eyes awake to guard the just, 
His ears attend their cry: 
When broken spirits dwell in dust, 
The God of grace is nigh. 
e 4 What though the sorrows, here they taste, 
Are sharp and tedious too ; 
o The Lord, who saves them all at last, 
Is their supporter now. | 
e 5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead ; 
— But God secures his own; 
Prevents the mischief when they slide, 
Or heals the broken bone. 
e 6 When desolation, like a flood, 
O’er the proud sinner rolls, 
o Saints find a refuge in their God ; 
For he redeem’d their souls. 


PSALM 35. C.M. ist Part. Bangor, Durham. [b] 
Prayer and Faith of Persecuted Saints. 
1 [Now plead my cause, Almighty God, 
With all the sons of strife; 

And fight against the men of blood, 
Who fight against my life. . r 
2 Draw out thy spear, and stop ae way; 
Lift thine avenging rod ; 

But to my soul in mercy say, 
‘Iam thy Saviour God.” 


3 They plant their snares to catch my y feet 
And nets of mischief spread : 


PSALM 35. 105 


Plunge the destroyers in the pit, 
That their own hands have made. 

4 Let fogs and darkness hide their way, 
And slipp’ry be their ground ; 

Thy wrath shall make their lives a prey, 
And all their rage confound. 

5 They fly, like chaff before the wind, 

_ Before thine angry breath ; 

The angel of the Lord behind 
Pursues them down to death. 


6 They love the road that leads to hell ; 
Then let the rebels die, 

Whose malice is implacable 
Against the Lord on high. 


7” But if thou hast a chosen few, 
Amongst that impious race ; 
Dec hem from the bloody crew, 
By thy surprising grace. 
8 Then will I raise my tuneful voice, 
To make thy wonders known ; 
In their salvation [’ll rejoice, 
And bless thee for my own.] 
C. M. 2nd Part. Hymn 2d. Barby. [*] 
V. 12, 13, 14. Love to Enemies : David and Christ. 
el EHOLD the love, the generous love 
That holy David shows ; 
See how his kind affections move 
To his afflicted foes ! 
—2 When they are sick, his soul complains, 
And seems to feel the smart ; 
The spirit of the gospel reigns, 
And melts his pious heart. | 
e 3 How did his flowing tears condole, 
As for a brother dead ! 
And fasting mortify his soul, 
While for their life he pray’d. 
d 4 They groan, and curse him on their bed. 
e Yet still he pleads and mourns: 
—And double blessings on his head 
The righteous God returns. 


106 PSALM 36. 


o 5 O glorious type of heavenly grace ! 
Thus Christ the Lord appears ; 
—While sinners curse, the Saviour prays, 

e And pities them with tears. 

—6 He, the true David, Israel’s King, 
Blest and belov’d of God, 

o To save us rebels, dead in sin, 
Paid his own dearest blood. 


PSALM 36. L. M. Old Hundred. Sheffield. [*] 

V.5—9. Perfections, Providence, and Grace of God. 

1 : F IGH in the heavens, eternal God, 

Thy goodness in full glory shines ; 

Thy truth shall break through every cloud, 

That veils and darkens thy designs. 

2 For ever firm thy justice stands, 

As mountains their foundations keep ; 

Wise are the wonders of thine hands, 

Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 

3 Thy Providence is kind and large, 

Both man and beast thy bounty share ; 

The whole creation is thy charge, 

o But saints are thy peculiar care. 

e 4 My God, how excellent thy grace, 
Whence all our hope and comfort springs! 

—The sons of Adam, in distress, ‘ 
Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 

5 From the provisions of thy house 
We shall be fed with sweet repast ; 

o There mercy like a river flows, 
And brings salvation to our taste. 

o 6 Life, like a fountain rich and free, 
Springs from the presence of my Lord ; 
And in thy light, our souls shall see 
The glories promis’d in thy word. 


C. M. Mear. [*] 
V. 1, 2,5, 6, 7,9. Practical Atheism exposed. 
1 DYy HILE men grow bold in wicked ways, 
And yet a God they own; 
My heart within me often says, 
‘ Their thoughts believe there’s none.’ 


PSALM 36. 107 


2 Their thoughts and ways at once declare— 
Whate’er their lips profess— 
God hath no wrath for them to fear, 
Nor will they seek his grace. 
e 3 What strange self-flatt’ry blinds their eyes! 
d___ But there’s a hast’ning hour, 
When they shall see, with sore surprise, 
The terrours of thy power. 


4 Thy justice shall maintain its throne, 
Though mountains melt away ; 

Thy judgments are a world unknown, 
A deep, unfathom’d sea. 


—5 Above these heavens’ created rounds, 
Thy mercies, Lord, extend ; 

o Thy truth outlives the narrow bounds, 
Where time and nature end. 

—6 Safety to man thy goodness brings, 
Nor overlooks the beast ; 

Beneath the shadow of thy wings 

Thy children choose to rest. 


e 7 From thee, when creature-streams run low, 
And mortal comforts die, 
o Perpetual springs of life shall flow, 
And raise our pleasures high. 
e 8 Though all created light decay, 
And death close'up our eyes ; 
o Thy presence makes eternal day, 
Where clouds can never rise.] 


S. M. Watchman. [*) 


Ver. 1—7. Wickedness of Man, and Majesty of God. 
1 Dy ge man grows bold in sin, 
My heart within me cries, 
d ‘He hath no faith of God within, 
‘Nor fear before his eyes.’ | 
—2 He walks a while conceal’d, 
In a self-flatt’ring dream ; 
d Till his dark crimes, at once reveal’d, 
Expose his hateful name. 
—3$ His heart is false and foul, 
His words are smooth and fair ; 
Wisdom is banish’d from his soul, 
And leaves no goodness there. 


108 PSALM 3. 
4 He plots upon his bed ~ 
New mischiefs to flee 
He sets his heart, and hands, and head 
To practise all that’s ill. 
e 5 But there’s a dreadful God, 
‘Though men renounce his fear ; ‘ 
His justice, hid behind a cloud, 
Will one great day appear. 
o 6 His truth transcends the sky; 
In heaven his mercies dwell ; 
e Deep as the sea his judgments lie, 
a His anger burns to hell. 
o 7 How excellent his love, 
Whence all our safety springs ; 
e O never let my soul remove 
From underneath his wings !] 


PSALM 37. C. M. 1st Part. Walsal. [b] 
V.1—15. Cure of Envy, Fretfulness, and Unbelief. 
| HY should I vex my soul, and fret, 
To see the wicked rise ? 
Or envy sinners, waxing great 
By violence and lies ? 
e 2 As flowery grass, cut down at noon, 
Before the evening fades ; 
So will their glories vanish soon, 
In everlasting shades. 
—3 Then let me make the Lord my trust, 
And practise all that’s good ; 
o So shall I dwell among the just, 
And he’ll provide me food. 
—4 I to my God my ways commit, 
And cheerful wait his will; 
Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet, 
Shall my desires fulfil. 
5 Mine innocence wilt thou display, 
And make thy judgments known, 
Fair as the light of dawning day, 
o And glorious as the noon. 


6 The meek at last the earth possess, 
And are the heirs of heaven ; © 


SAT a7. 109 
True riches, with abundant peace, 
To humble souls are giv’n.— 
PAUSE. 
7 [Rest i in the Lord, and keep his way, 
Nor let your anger rise, 
Though Providence should long delay 
To punish haughty vice. 
8 Let sinners join to break your peace, 
And plot, and rage, and foam ; 
The Lord derides them, for he sees 
- Their day of vengeance come. 
9 They have drawn out the threat’ning sword, 
Have bent the murd’rous bow, 
To slay the men who fear the Lord, 
And bring the righteous low. 
10 My God will break their bows, and burn 
_ Their persecuting darts ; 
Will their own swords against them turn, 
And pain surprise their hearts.] Canterbury. 


C. M. 2nd Part. Abridge. York. [*] 


V. 16, 21—31. Religion in Words and Deeds. 


1 W HY do the wealthy wicked boast, 
And grow profanely bold ? 

The meanest portion of the just, 
Excels the smner’s gold. 

2 The w icked borrows of his friends, 
But ne’er designs to pay ; 

The saint is merciful, and lends, 
Nor turns the poor away. 

3 His alms with liberal heart he gives, 
Among the sons of need ; 

His mem’ry to long ages lives, 
And blessed is his seed. 

4 His lips abhor to talk profane, 
To slander, or defraud ; 


His ready tongue declares to men 
What he has learn’d of God. 
5 The law and gospel of the Lord, 
Deep in his heart abide ; 
Led by the Spirit and the Word, 
His feet shall never slide. 
10 


C. M. 38rd Part. Colchester. Arundel. [*] 
Ver. 23—37. The Righteous and the Wicked. 
1 Y God, the steps of pious men 
M Are order’d by thy will; 
Though they should fall, they rise again ; 
Thy hand supports them still. 


2 The Lord delights to see their ways ; 
Their virtue he approves; 

He’ll ne’er deprive them of his grace, 
Nor leave the men he loves. 

3 The heavenly heritage is theirs, 
Their portion and their home ; 

He feeds them now, and makes them heirs 
Of blessings long to come. 


o 4 [Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men, 
Nor fear when tyrants frown; 
Ye shall confess their pride was vain, 
When justice casts them down.] 
PAUSE. y 
5 The haughty sinner I have seen, 
Not fearing man, nor God, 
Like a tall bay tree, fair and green, 
Spreading his arms abroad. 
—6 And, lo, he vanish’d from the ground, 
Destroy’d by hands unseen ; 


e Nor root, nor branch, nor leaf, was found, 
Where all that pride had been. 


d 7 But mark the man of righteousness, 
His several steps attend ; 

o True pleasure runs through all his ways, 
And peaceful is his end. 


PSALM 38. C. M. Plymouth. [b] 
Guilt of Conscience and Relief. 
pl Ae thy wrath remember love, 
Restore thy servant, Lord, 
Nor let a father’s chast’ning prove 
Like an avenger’s sword. 


PSALM 39. 
2 Thine arrows stick within my heart, 
My flesh is sorely press’d ; 
Between the sorrow and the smart, 
My spirit finds no rest. 
e 3 My sins a heavy load appear, 
And o’er my head are gone; 
p The burden, Lord, I cannot bear, 
Nor e’er the guilt atone. 
4 My thoughts are like a troubled sea, 
My head still bending down ; 
And I go mourning all the day, 
Beneath my Father’s frown. 

5 [Lord, I am weak and broken sore, 
None of my powers are whole ; 
The inward anguish makes me roar, 

The anguish of my soul.] 
—6 All my desire to thee is known, 
Thine eye counts every tear ; 
And every sigh, and every groan, 
Is noticed by thine ear. 
e 7 Thou art my God, my only hope, 
My God will hear my cry ; 
* My God will bear my spirit up, 
When Satan bids me die. 
[8 My foot is ever apt to slide, 
My foes rejoice to see’t; 


They raise their pleasure and their pride, 


When they supplant my feet. 

e 9 But [’ll confess my guilt to thee, 
And grieve for all my sin; 

p I'll mourn how weak my graces be, 
And beg support divine. 

e 10 My God, forgive my follies past, 
And be for ever nigh ; 

O Lord of my salvation ‘haste, 

Before thy servant die:] 


111 


PSALM 39. C.M. Ist Part. Barby. PF] 


Verse 1, 2,3. Prudence and Zeal 
1 HUSI resolv’d before the Lord, 
d ‘Now will I watch my tongue ; 
‘ Lest J let slip one sinful word, 
‘Or do my neighbour wrong.’ 


112 


—2 If lam e’er constrain’d 
With men of lives profa 

I'll set a double guard the 
Nor let my talk be vain. — 


3 I’ll scarce allow my lips to speak 
The pious thoughts I feel ; 

Lest scoffers should th’ occasion take 
To mock my holy zeal. 


o 4 Yet if some proper hour appear, 
Pll not be over-aw’d ; 
Oo by let the scoffing sinners hear, 
That I can speak for God. 
BC. M. 2nd Part. Bangor. Canterbury. [b] 


Ver. 4,5, 6,7. The Vanity of Man as mortal. 
1 TPYEACH me the measure of my days, 
Thou Maker of my frame ; 
I would survey life’s narrow space, 
And learn how frail I am. 
e 2 A span is all that we can boast, 
An inch or two of time; 
Man is but vanity and dust, 
In all his flower and prime. 
e 8 See the vain race of mortals move, , 
Like shadows o’er the plain; 
o They rage and strive, desire and love, 
— But all their noise is vain. 
4 Some walk in honour’s gaudy show ; 
Some dig for golden ore; 
They toil for heirs they know not who, 
And straight are seen no more. 
e 5 What should I wish, or wait for, then, 
From creatures, earth, and dust ? 
e They make our expectations vain, 
And disappoint our trust. 
—6 Now I forbid my carnal hope, 
My fond desires recal ; 
I give my mortal interest up, 
And make my God my all. 
C. M. Sr Part. Dorset. Bishopsgate. [b] 


Ver. 9—13. Sick-bed Devotion. 
pl Cc of my life, look gently down, 
Behold the pains I feel; 


e But I am dumb bette Eby throne, © 
Nor dare dispute thy will. 
—2 Diseases are thy servants, Lord, 
They come at thy command ; 
Pll not attempt a murm’ring word, 
Against thy chast’ning hand. 
e 3 Yet may I plead, with humble cries, 
Remove thy sharp rebukes ; 
My strength consumes, my spirit dies, 
Through thy repeated strokes. 
p 4 Crush’d as a moth beneath thy hand, .- iia 
We moulder to the dust ; 
Our feeble powers can ne’er withstand, 
And all our beauty’s lost. 
5 [This mortal life decays apace, 
How soon the bubble’s broke ; 
Adam and all his num’rous race 
Are vanity and smoke.] 
—6 I’m but a sojourner below, 
As all my fathers were ; 
May I be well prepared to go, 
When I the summons hear. 
7% But if my life be spared a while, 
Before my last remove, 
o Thy praise shall be my business still, 
And lll declare thy love. 


PSALM 40. C.M. 1st Part. Abridge. York. [*] 


V.1, 2, 3,5, 17. A Song of Deliverance from Distress. 


el I WAITED patient for the Lord ; 
He bow’d to hear my cry ; 
He saw me resting on his word, 
And brought salvation nigh. 
—2 He rais’d me from a horrid pit, 
Where mourning long I lay; 
And from my bonds releas’d my feet, 
Deep bonds of miry clay. 
o 3 Firm ona rock he made me stand, 
And taught my cheertul tongue 
To praise the wonders of his hand, 
In a new, thankful song. 
10 


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114 > PSA 
o 4 I'll spread his works of 
The saints with joy sha! 
And sinners learn to make 
Their only hope and fear. — 
e 5 How many are thy thoughts of love! 
Thy mercies, Lord, how great ! 
—We have not words, nor hours enough, 
Their numbers to repeat. 
6 When I’m afflicted, poor and low, 
And light and peace depart ; 
o My God beholds my heavy wo, 
_. And bears.me on his heart. 
~ C. Mz. 2nd Part. Sunday. Bethlehem. [*] 
Ver. 6—9. The Incarnation and Sacrifice of Christ. 
a cers saith the Lord, ‘ Your work is vain, 
‘Give your burnt off’rings o’er ; 
‘In dying goats, and bullocks slain, 
‘My soul delights no more.’ 
2 Then spake the Saviour, ‘ Lo, I’m here, 
‘My God, to do thy will; 
‘ Whate’er thy sacred books declare; 
‘Thy servant shall fulfil.’ 
3 [‘ Thy law is ever in my sight, 
‘I keep it near my heart ; 
‘Mine ears are open’d with delight 
“To what thy lips impart.’} 
o 4 And see—the blest Redeemer comes— 
Th’ eternal Son appears ; 
And at the appointed time assumes 
The body God prepares. 
—5 Much he reveal’d his Father’s grace, 
And much his truth he show’d; 
And preach’d the way of righteousness, 
Where great assemblies stood. 
e 6 His Father’s honour touch’d his heart, 
He pitied sinners’ cries ; 
And, to fulfil a Saviour’s part, 
Was made a sacrifice. 
p 7 No blood of beasts, on altars shed, 
Could wash the conscience clean ; 
o But the rich sacrifice he paid 
Atones for all our sin. 


% 
PSALM 40,41. 
o 8 Then was the great salvation spread, 
And Satan’s kingdom shook ; 
Thus by the woman’s Promis’d Seed, 
The serpent’s head was broke. 


L. M. Ishngton. [*] 
Ver.5—10. Christ our Sacrifice, 


1 ry" HE wonders, Lord, thy love has wrought, 
Exceed our praise,surmount our thought ; 
Should I attempt the long detail, 
My speech would faint, my numbers fail. 
e 2 No blood of beasts on altars spilt 
Can cleanse the souls of men from guilt ; 
—But thou hast set before our eyes 
An all-sufficient sacrifice. 


o 3 Lo! thine eternal Son appears, 
To thy designs he bows his ears; 
Assumes a body well prepar’d, 
And well performs a work so hard. 
d 4 ‘Behold I come,’ the Saviour cries, 
With love and duty in his eyes ; 
‘I come to bear the heavy load 
‘Of sins, and do thy will, my God. 
5 ‘Tis written in thy great decree, 
‘Tis in the book foretold of me, 
*T must fulfil the Saviour’s part ; 
‘And lo! thy law is in my heart. 
6 ‘1’ll magnify thy holy law, 
‘ And rebels to obedience draw, 
‘When on my cross I’m lifted high, 
‘Or to my crown above the sky. 
7 ‘The Spirit shall descend and show 
‘What thou hast done, and what I do; 
‘The wond’ring world shall learn thy grace, 
‘'Thy wisdom and thy righteousness.’} 
PSALM 41. L. M. Armley. Shoel. [*] 
Ver. 1,2,3. The merciful Man. 
1 ee is the man, whose bowels move, 
And melt with pity to the poor; 
p Whose soul, by sympathizing love, 
Feels what his fellow saints endure. 
2 His heart contrives for their relief 
More good than his own hands can do; 


ee ee 


cu on 
116 ___ PSALM 42. uiniiniaes 
e He, in a time of general grief, Awe 
—Shall find the Lord has merey 00. 
3 His soul shall live secure’ 
With secret blessings on his head: 
o When drought, and pestilence, and dearth, 
Around him multiply their dead. 
e 4 Or, if he languish on his couch, 
—God will pronounce his sins forgiven ; “ 
o Will save him with a healing touch, 
Or take his willing soul to heaven. 


PSALM 42. C. M. 1st Part. Plymouth. [b] 
Ver. 1—5. Desertion and Hope. 
1 W ITH earnest longings of the mind, 
My God, to thee I look; 
i pants the hunted hart to find, 
And taste the cooling brook. 
e 2 When shall I see thy courts of grace, 
And meet my God again ? 
e So long an absence from thy face 
My heart endures with pain. 
3 Temptations vex my weary soul, 
And tears are my repast ; 
—The foe insults without control, 
d ‘And where’s your God at last ?’ 


p 4 ’Tis with a mournful pleasure now 
I think on ancient days ; 
Then to thy house did numbers go, 
And all our work was praise. 
e 5 But why, my soul, sunk down so far, 
Beneath this heavy load ? 
Why do my thoughts indulge despair, 
And sin against my God ? 
—6 Hope in the Lord, whose mighty hand 
Can all thy woes remove ; 
o For I shall yet before him stand, 
And sing restoring love. 
L. M. Babylon. [*] 
Ver. 6—11. Hope in Affliction. 
pl MM’ spirit sinks within me, Lord— 
—_ But I will call thy name to mind, 


PSALM 44. any 


And times of past distress record, — 
When I have found my God was "kind. 
e 2 Huge troubles, with tumultuous noise, 

Swell like a sea, and round me spread ; 

Thy water-spouts drown all my joys, 

And rising waves roll o’er my head. 

—3 Yet will the Lord command his love, 
When I address his throne by day ; 

Nor in the night his grace remove ; 
The night shall hear me sing and pray. 

e 4 I’ll cast myself before his feet, 

" And say, ‘My God, my heavenly Rock, 
‘Why doth thy love so long forget 
‘The soul that groans beneath thy stroke °?” 

—5 Ill chide my heart that sinks so low; 

e Why should my soul indulge in grief? 

o Hope in the Lord, and praise him too ; 
He is my rest, my sure relief. 

o 6 Thy light and truth shall guide me still; 
Thy word shall my best thoughts employ, 
And lead me to thy holy hill, 

My God, my most exceeding joy. 
PSALM 44. C. M. China. Bedford. [b] 
V. 1, 2,3, 8, 15—26. The Church’s Complaint in Persecution. 
1 ORD, we have heard thy works of old, 
Thy works of power and grace, 
When to our ears our fathers told 
The wonders of their days :— 
2 How thou didst build thy churches here, 
And make thy gospel known ; 
o Amongst them did thine arm appear, 
Thy light and glory shone. 
o 3 In God they boasted all the day ; 
And in a cheerful throng, 
Did thousands meet to praise and pray ; 
And grace was all their song. 
e 4 But now our-souls are seiz’d with shame, 
Confusion fills our face, 
To hear the enemy blaspheme, 
And fools reproach thy grace. 
—5 [Yet have we not forgot our God, 
Nor falsely dealt with heaven ; 


116 PSALM 45. _ 
Nor have our steps declin’d the road 
Of duty thou hast given:— — 
e 6 Though dragons all around us roar, 
With their destructive breath, 
And thine own hand has bruis’d us sore, 
Hard by the gates of death. 
PAUSE. 
7 We are expos’d all day to die, 
As martyrs for thy cause ; 
As sheep for slaughter bound we lie 
By sharp and bloody laws.] 
—8 Awake, arise, Almighty Lord, 
Why sleeps thy wonted grace! 
e Why should we look like men abhorr’d, 
Or banish’d from thy face ? 
9 [Wilt thou for ever cast us off, 
And still neglect our cries ? 
For ever hide thy heavenly love, 
From our afflicted eyes ? 
p 10 Down to the dust our soul is bow’d, 
And dies upon the ground ; 
d Rise for our help, rebuke the proud, 
And all their powers confound.] 
—11 Redeem us from perpetual shame, 
Our Saviour, and our God; 
We plead the honours of thy name, 
The merits of thy blood. 


PSALM 45. S. M. Dover. [*] 
The Glory of Christ. 

1 WEY Saviour and my King, 

Thy beauties are divine ; 

Thy lips with blessings overflow, 

And ev’ry grace is thine. 
o 2 Now make thy glories known, 
— Gird on thy dreadful sword, 
And ride in majesty, to spread 
The conquests of thy word. 

3 Strike through thy stubborn foes, 
€ Or melt their hearts t’ obey ; 
—While justice, meekness, grace, and truth, 

Attend thy glorious way. 


PSALM 45. 119 


o 4. ‘Thy laws, O God, are right, 
Thy throne shall ever stand ; 
And thy victorious gospel proves 
A sceptre in thy hand. 
o 5 Thy Father and thy God, Ms 
— Hath, without measure shed 
His Spirit, like a joyful oil, 
T’ anoint thy sacred head. 
e 6 Behold, at thy right hand 
The Gentile church is seen 
Like a fair bride in rich attire, 
— And princes guard the queen. 
7% Fair bride, receive his love, 
Forget-thy Father’s house, 
Forsake thy gods, thy idol gods, 
And pay thy Lord thy vows. 
o 8 O let thy God and King 
Thy sweetest thoughts employ ; 
o Thy children shall his honours sing 
In palaces of joy.] 
Arundel. Mear. [*] 


Glories and Government of Christ. 
1 | eee speak the honours of my King, 
His form divinely fair ; 
None of the sons of mortal race 
May with the Lord compare. 
b 2 Sweet is thy speech, and heavenly grace 
Upon thy lips is shed ; 
—Thy God with blessings infinite 
Hath crown’d thy sacred head. 
g 3 Gird on thy sword, victorious Prince, 
Ride with majestic sway ; 
Thy terrour shall strike through thy foes, 
And make the world obey. 
4 Thy throne, O God, for ever stands 
Thy word of grace shall prove 
A peaceful sceptre in thy hands, 
o rule thy saints by love. 
—5 Justice and truth attend thee still; 
e But mercy is thy choice; 
u And God, thy God, thy soul shall fill, 
- With most peculiar j Joys. 


120 st PSALM 45. 
L. M. 1st Part. Blendon. [*] 
The Glory of Christ and power of his Gospel. 
NGS be my heart inspir’d to sing 
The glories of my Saviour King; 
e Jesus the Lord, how heavenly fair 
His form! how’ bright his beauties are ! 
—2_O’er all the sons of human race 
He shines with a superior grace ; 
o Love from his lips divinely flows, 
And blessings all his state compose. 


g 3 Dress thee in arms, most mighty Lord, 
Gird on the terrour of thy sword, 
In majesty and glory ride, 
With truth and meekness at thy side. 

e 4 Thine anger, like a pointed dart, 
Will pierce the foes of stubborn heart ; 

e Or words of mercy, kind and sweet, 
Will melt the rebels at thy feet. 

g 5 Thy throne, O God, for ever stands, 
Grace is the sceptre in thy hands ; 
Thy laws and works are just and right ; 
Justice and grace are thy delight. 

—6 God, thine own God, has richly shed 
His oil of gladness on thy head ; 

o And with his sacred Spirit blest 
His first-born Son above the rest. 

L. M. 2nd Part. Oporto. Green's. [*] 


Christ and his Church. 
el flies King of saints, how fair his face! 
Adorn’d with majesty and grace! 
o He comes with blessings from above, 
And wins the nations to his love. 
b 2 At his right hand, our eyes behold 
The queen, array’d in purest gold ; 
—The world admires her heavenly dress, 
Her robe of joy and righteousness. 
3 He forms her beauties like his own, 
He calls and seats her near his throne: 
b Fair stranger, let thy heart forget 
The idols of thy native state. 
—4 So will the King the more rejoice 
In thee, the fav’rite of his choice ; 


nies PSALM 46. 121 
Let him be lov’d, and yet ador’d, 
For he’s thy Maker, and thy Lord. 

s 5 O happy hour, when thou shalt rise 
To his fair palace in the skies! 
And all thy sons, a numerous train, 
Each like a prince in glory reign. 

g 6 Let endless honours crown his head ; 
Let ev’ry age his praises spread ; 

—While we with cheerful songs approve 
The condescensions of his love. 


PSALM 46. L. M. 1st Part. Leeds. Blendon. [*] 
The Chureh’s Safety amidst Desolations. 
1 Gee is the refuge of his saints, 
When storms of sharp distress invade ; 
Ere we can offer our complaints, 
Behold him present with his aid. 

o 2 Let mountains from their seats be hurl’d, 
Down to the deep and buried there— 
Convulsions shake the solid world— 

Our faith shall never yield to fear. 


u 3 Loud may the troubled ocean roar— 
e In sacred peace our souls abide ; 
—While ev’ry nation, ev’ry shore, 

e Trembles and dreads the swelling tide. 

e 4 There is a stream, whose gentle flow 
Supplies the city of our God; 

b Life, love, and joy still gliding through, 
And wat’ring our divine abode. 

—5 That sacred stream, thy holy word, 
Our grief allays, our fear controls: 
Sweet peace thy promises afford, 

And give new strength to fainting souls. 

g 6 Zion enjoys her monarch’s love, 
Secure against a threat’ning hour ; 

Nor can her firm foundations move, 
Built on his truth, and arm’d with power. 
L. M. 2nd Part. Blendon. [*] 
God ‘fights for his Church. 

o 1 TS Zion in her King rejoice, 

Though tyrants rage, and kingdoms rise; 

Dalai (9) 


* 


122 PSALM 47. 
g He utters his almighty voice— 
e The nations melt, the tumult dies. 
o 2 The Lord, of old, for Jacob fought ; 
And Jacob’s God is still our aid : 
e Behold the works his hand hath wrought ; 
a What desolations he has made! 
o 3 From sea to sea, through all the shores, 
He makes the noise of battle cease ; 
g When from on high his thunder roars, 
He awes the trembling world to peace. 
s 4 He breaks the bow, he cuts the spear; 
Char’ots he burns with heavenly flame : 
p Keep silence, all the earth,—and hear 
The sound and glory of his name. 
d 5 ‘Be still—and learn that I am God! 
*T’ll be exalted o’er the lands; 
‘I will be known and fear’d abroad, 
‘But still my throne in Zion stands,’ 
e 6 O Lord of hosts, almighty King, 
e While we so near thy presence dwell, - 
—Our faith shall sit secure, and sing 
o Defiance to the gates of hell. 
PSALM 47. C. M. Christmas. Arundel. [*] 
Christ ascending and reigning. 
o1 FOR a shout of sacred joy, 
To God the sov’reign King! 
Let ev’ry land their tongues employ, 
And hymns of triumph sing. 
2 Jesus our God ascends on high, 
His heav’nly guards around 
Attend him rising through the sky, 
With trumpets’ joyful sound. 
o 3 While angels shout and praise their King, 
Let mortals learn their strains: 
Let all the earth his honours sing; 
O’er all the earth he reigns. 
e 4 Rehearse his praise with awe profound, 
Let knowledge lead the song ; 
Nor mock him with a solemn sound, 
Upon a thoughtless tongue. 
—5 In Israel stood his ancient throne, 
He lov’d that chosen race ; 
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PSALM 48. 123 


o But now he calls the world his own, 
And heathens taste his grace. 
6 The Gentile nations are the Lord’s; 
There Abraham’s God is known: 
g While pow’rs and princes, shields and swords 
Submit before his throne. 


PSALM 4s. S. M. 1st Part. Dover. Peckham. [*] 
V.1—8. .The Church, the Honour and Safety of a Nation. 
i REAT is the Lord our God, 
And let his praise be great ; 
He makes his churches his abode, 
-His most delightful seat. 
b 2 ‘These temples of his grace, 
How beautiful they stand ! 
~ —The honours of our native place, 
0 The bulwarks of our land. 
—3 In Zion God is known, 
A refuge in distress; 
e How bright has his salvation shone, 
Through all her palaces! 
—4 When kings against her join’d, 
And saw the Lord was there, 
d In wild confusion of the mind, 
0 They fled with hasty fear. 
e 5 [When navies, tall and proud, 
Attempt to spoil our peace, 
o He sends his tempest roaring loud, 
And sinks them in the seas.] 
—6 Oft have our fathers told, 
Our eyes have often seen, 
How well our God secures the fold, - 
Where his own sheep have been. 
7 In ev’ry new distress 
We'll to his house repair ; 
‘We'll think upon his wondrous grace, 
And seek deliv’rance there. 


S. M. 2nd Part. Kibworth. St. Thomas. [*] 
Ver. 10—14. Gospel Worship and Order. 


1 FYE as thy name is known, 
The world declares thy praise ; 


124 PSALM 49. 


Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne 
Their songs of honour raise. 
o 2. With joy let Judah stand 
On Zion’s chosen hill, 
o Proclaim the wonders of thy hand, 
And counsels of thy will. 
e 3 Let strangers walk around 
The city where we dwell ; 
Compass and view the holy ground, . 
And mark the building well— 
e 4 The order of thy house, 
The worship of thy court, 
The cheerful songs, the solemn vows,— 
d And make a fair report. 
5 How decent and how wise! 
ow glorious to behold ! 
Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes, 
And rites adorn’d with gold. t— 
o 6 ‘The God we worship now, 
Will guide us till we die ; 
Will be our God while here below, 
And ours above the sky. 


PSALM 49. C. M. 1st Part. Walsal. [b] - 
Ver. 6—14. The Vanity of Life and Riches. 
1 W HY does the man of riches grow’ © 
To insolence and pride, 
To see his wealth and honours flow, 
With every rising tide ? 
2 [Why doth he treat the poor with scorn, 
Made of the self-same clay, 
And boast, as though his flesh was Mori : 
Of better dust than they ?} 
3 Not all his treasure can procure 
His soul a short reprieve ; 
Redeem from death one guilty hour, 
Or make his brother live. 
4 [Life is a blessing can’t be sold ; 
The ransom is too high; 
Justice will ne’er be brib’d with gold, 
That man may never die. 


* 


PSALM 49. 125 


5 He sees the brutish and the wise, 
The tim’rous and the brave, 
— Quit their possessions, close their eyes, 
And hasten to the grave.] 
6 Yet ’tis his inward thought and pride, 
‘My house shall ever stand ; 
“And that my name may long ‘abide, 
‘Pl give it to my land.’ 
e 7 [Vain are his thoughts, his hopes are lost ; 
ow soon his mem’ry dies! 
—His name is written in the dust, 
Where his own carcass lies.] 
8 This is the folly of their way : 
And yet their sons, as vain, 
Approve the words their fathers say, 
And act their works again. 
9 Men, void of wisdom and of grace, 
If honour raise them high, 
e Live like the beast, a thoughtless race, 
a And like the beast they die. 
10 [Laid in the grave, like silly sheep, 
Death feeds upon them there ; 
Till the last trumpet breaks their sleep, 


In terrour and despair.] 
. M. 2nd Part. York. [*] 


Ver. 14, 15. Death and the Resurrection. 
1 Yy* sons of pride, who hate the just, 
And trample on the poor, 
When death has brought you down to dust, 
g Your pomp shall rise no more. 
o 2 The last great day shall change the scene ; 
e _ When will that hour appear ? 
When shall the just revive, and reign 
O’er all that scorn’d them here ? 
—3 God will my naked soul receive, 
When separate from the flesh ; 
o And break the prison of the grave, 
To raise my bones afresh. 
s 4 Heaven is my everlasting home, 
Th’ inheritance is sure ; 
—Let men of pride their rage resume, 
e But I'll repine no more. 
ti 


a ee 


126 PSALM 49, 50 
L. M. Bath. C) 


The rich Sinner’s Dea 
1i[ W HY do the proud insult the po 
And boast the large estates they a hte: P 

How vain are riches to secure 
Their haughty owners from the grave! 
2 They can’t redeem one hour from death, 
With all the wealth in which they trust ; 
Nor give a dying brother breath, 
When God commands him down to dust. 
3 There the dark earth and dismal shade 
Shall clasp their naked bodies round ; 
That flesh, so delicately fed, 
Lie cold, and moulder in the ground. 
4 Like thoughtless sheep the sinner dies, 
Laid in the grave for worms to eat! 

o The saints shal] in the morning rise, 
And find the oppressor at their feet. 

e 5 His honours perish in the dust, 
And pomp and beauty, birth and blood ; 

o That glorious day exalts the just, 
To full dominion o’er the proud. 

o6 My Saviour will my life restore, 
And raise me from my dark abode ; 
My flesh and soul shall part no more, 
But dwell for ever near my God. ] 


PSALM 50. C. M. ist Part. Mear. Windsor. [b] 


Ver. 1—6. The Last Judgment. 
1 HE Lord, the Judge, before his throne 
d Bids the ‘whole earth draw nigh ; 
—The nations near the rising sun, 
And near the western sky. 
2 No more shall bold , blasphemers say, 
d ‘Judgment will ne’er begin; 
—No more alse his long delay, 
To impudence and sin. 
g 3 Thron’d on a cloud, our God shall come; 
Bright flames prepare his way ; 
Thunder and darkness, fire and storm 
Lead on the dreadful day! 
—4 Heaven from above his call shall heat. 
Attending angels come; 


PSALM 50. 127 


Fite helishall kaawsantiax’ 


His justice and their doom. 


d 5 ‘But gather all my saints,’ he cries, 


a 


‘Who made their peace with God 
‘By the Redeemer’s sacrifice, 
* And seal’d it with his blood. 
‘Their faith and works, brought forth to light, 
‘ Shall make the world confess 
‘My sentence of reward is right ;— 
‘And heaven adore my grace.’ 


C. M. 2nd Part. York. [*] 
V. 10, 11, 14, 15,23. Obedience ts better than Sacrefice. 
1 Ma HUS saith the Lord, ‘The spacious fields, 
‘ And flocks and herds are mine ; 
*O’er all the cattle of the hills 
‘J claim a right divine. 
2 ‘I ask no sheep for sacrifice, 
‘Nor bullocks burnt with fire ; 
‘To hope and love, to pray and praise, 
‘Ts all that I require. 
3 ‘Call upon me when trouble’s near, 
‘My hand shall set thee free ; 
‘Then shall thy thankful lips declare 
‘'The honours due to me. : 
4 *The man who offers humble praise, 
‘He glorifies me best: 
‘ And those who tread my holy ways, 
‘Shall my salvation taste.’] 


C. M. 3rd Part. Reading. [b] 
V. 1, 5, 8, 16, 21,22. The Judgment of Hypocrites. 


1 Dy HEN Christ to judgment shall descend, 
And saints surround their Lord ; 
He’ll call the nations to attend, 
And hear his awful word. 


d 2 ‘Not for the want of bullocks slain, 


‘Will I the world reprove: 

* Altars and rites, and forms are vain, 
‘Without the fire of love. 

3 ‘ And what have hypocrites to do, 
‘To bring their sacrifice? 


128 PSALM 50. 
‘They call my statutes just and true, . 
‘ But deal in theft and lies. 
4 ‘Could you expect to ’scape my sight, 
‘ And sin without control ? . 
‘But I shall bring your crimes to light, 
‘With anguish in your soul.’ 
e 5 Consider, ye that slight the Lord, 
Before his wrath appear; 
a If once you fall beneath his sword, 
There’s no deliverer there. ] 
L. M. Geneva. Babylon. [b] 
Hypocrisy exposed. 
1 HE Lord, the Judge, his churches warns; 
Let hypocrites attend and fear, 
Who place their hope in rites and forms, 
But make not faith nor love their care. 

d 2 Wretches! they dare rehearse his name, 
With lips of falsehood and deceit ; 
A friend or brother they defame, 

And sooth and flatter those they hate. 

—3 They watch to do their neighbours wrong, 
Yet dare to seek their Maker’s face ; 

They take his cov’nant on their tongue, 
But break his laws, abuse his grace. 

4 To heaven they lift their hands unclean, 
Defil’d with lust, defil’d with blood ; 

By night they practise every sin, 
By day their mouths draw near to God. 

5 And while his judgments long delay, 
They grow secure, and sin the more ; 
They think he sleeps as well as they, 

And put far off the dreadful hour. 

e 6 O dreadful hour, when God draws near, ° 
And sets their crimes before their eyes! 
His wrath their guilty souls shall tear, | 
And no deliverer dare to rise. 

P. M. 1st Part. Walworth. f*] 


The Last Judgment. 3 
1 rT" HE Lord, the sovereign, sends his sum- 
mons forth, 
Calls the south nations, and awakes the north ; 
From east to west the sounding orders spread, 
Through distant worlds, and regions of the dead : 


; PSALM 50. 129 
No more shall Atheists mock his long delay ;. 
His vengeance sleeps no more: behold the day! 
2 Behold the Judge descends; his guards are nigh; 
Tempests and fire attend him down the sky: 
Heaven, earth, and hell draw near ; let all things come, 
To hear his justice, and the sinner’s doom: 
But gather first my saints, (the Judge commands, ) 
Bring them, ye angels, from their distant lands. 
3 Behold my cov’nant stands for ever good, 
Seal’d by th’ eternal sacrifice in blood; [Jew, 
And sign’d with all their names, the Greek, the 
That paid the ancient worship, or the new: 
There’s no distinction here ; come, spread their thrones, 
And near me seat my fav’rites, and my sons. 
4 J, their almighty Saviour, and their God, 
I am their Judge: ye heavens, proclaim abroad 
My just eternal sentence, and declare 
Those awful truths that sinners dread to hear: 
Sinners m Zion, tremble and retire ; 
I doom the painted hypocrite to fire. 
5 Not for the want of goats or bullocks slain 
Do I condemn thee ; bulls and goats are vain, 
Without the flames of love : in vain the store 
Of brutal off’rings, that were mine before : 
Mine are the tamer beasts, and savage breed, 
Flocks, herds, and fields, and forests where they feed. 
6. If | were hungry, would I ask thee food ? 
When did I thirst, or drink thy bullock’s blood ? 
Can I be flatter’d with thy crmging bows, 
Thy solemn chatt’rings, and fantastic vows ? 
Are my eyes charm’d thy vestments to behold, 
Glarmg in gems, and gay in woven gold? 
7 Unthinking wretch! how could’st thou hope to please 
A God, a Spirit, with such toys as these ? 
While, with my grace and statutes on thy tongue, 
Thou lov’st deceit, and dost thy brother wrong: 
In vain to pious forms thy zeal pretends, 
Thieves and adult’rers are thy chosen friends. — 
8 Silent I waited, with long-suffering love ;, . 
But didst thou hope that I should ne’er reprove ? 
And cherish such an impious thought within, 


That God, the righteous, would indulge thy sin? -- 


Behold my terrours now, my thunders roll, 
And thy own crimes affright thy guilty soul. 


130 PSALM 50. 


9 Sinners, awake betimes; ye fools, be wise ; 
Awake before this dreadful morning rise : f[amend; 
Change your vain thoughts, your crooked works 
Fly to the Saviour, make the Judge your friend: 
Lest like a lion his last vengeance tear 
Your trembling souls, and no deliverer near.] 


P. M. 2nd Part. Walworth. [*] 
The Last Judgment. 

1 Te God of glory sends his summons forth, 

Calls the south nations, and awakes the 

north ; 

From east to west the sovereign orders spread, . 
Through distant worlds, and regions of the dead. 
The trumpet sounds; hell trembles; heaven rejoices: 
Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 
2 No more shall Atheists mock his long delay; 
His vengeance sleeps no more ; behold the day: 
Behold the Judge descend ; his guards are nigh; 
Tempests and fire attend him down the sky. 
When God appears, all nature shall adore him ; 
While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. 


$ ‘Heaven, earth, and hell draw near: let all 
things come, 

‘To hear my justice, and the sinner’s doom! 

‘ But gather first my saints,’ the Judge commands; 

‘Bring them, ye angels, from their distant lands.’ 

When Christ returns, wake every cheerful passion ; 

And shout, ye saints; he comes for your salvation. 


4 ‘Behold, my cov’nant stands for ever good, 
‘Seal’d by th’ eternal sacrifice im blood, 
‘ And sign’d with all their names ;—the Greek, 
the Jew, | oa 
‘Who paid the ancient worship, or the new.’ 
There’s no distinction here ; join all your voices, 
And raise your heads, ye saints; for heaven rejoices. 
5 ‘Here,’ saith the Lord, ‘ ye angels, spread their 
‘thrones, ~ 
‘ And near me seat my fav’rites and my sons: 
‘Come, my redeem’d, possess the joys prepar 
‘Ere time began; ’tis your divine reward.’ 
When Christ returns, wake evry cheerful passion ; 
And shout, ye saints ; he comes for your salvation 


PSALM 50. 131 
PAUSE THE FIRST. Landaf- 

6 [‘l am the Saviour, I th’ ainiehty God ; 
‘TI am the Judge: ye heavens, proclaim abroad 
‘My just, eternal sentence, and declare 
‘Those awful truths, that sinners dread to hear.’ 
When God appears, all nature shall adore him, 
bp sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. | 

‘Stand forth, thou bold blasphemer, and profane, 
‘ iN ow feel my wrath, nor call my threat’nings vain: 
‘Thou hypocrite, once drest in saint’s attire— 
‘IT doom the painted hypocrite to fire.’ 
Judgment proceeds ; hell trembles ; heaven rejoices: 
Laft up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 
8 [‘ Not for the want of goats or bullocks slain, 
‘Do I condemn thee ; bulls and goats are vain, 
‘Without the flames of love: in vain the store 
‘ Of brutal off’rings, that were mine before.’ 
Earth is the Lord’s: all nature shall adore him: 
While sinners tremble, saints rejoice before him. 
9 ‘If I were hungry, would I ask thee food ? 
‘When did I thirst, or drink thy bullock’s blood ? 
‘Mine are the tamer beasts,and savage breed, |[feed,’ 
‘Flocks, herds, and fields, and forests where they 
All is the Lord’s ; he rules the wide creation : 
Gives sinners vengeance, and the sants salvation. ] 
10 ‘Can I be flatter’d with thy crmging bows, 
‘Thy solemn chatt’rings and fantastic vows ? 
‘ Are my eyes charm’d thy vestments to behold; 
‘ Glaring in gems, and gay in woven gold °” 
God 1s the Judge of hearts ; no fair disguises 


Can screen the guilty, y, when his his vengeance rises. 
HE SECON 


11 ‘Unthinking weet i how eatibdek thou hope to please 
‘A God, a Spirit, with such toys as these ? 
‘While, with my grace and statutes on thy tongue, 
‘ Thou lov’st deceit, and dost thy brother wrong.’ 
Judgment proceeds; hell trembles ; heaven rejoices: 
Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. 
12 [‘In vain to pious forms thy zeal pretends, 
‘Thieves and adult’rers are thy chosen friends : 
‘While the false flatt’rer at my altar waits, 

‘His harden’d soul divine instruction hates.’ 
God is the Judge of hearts : no fair disguises 
Can screen the guilty, when his vengeance rises.} 


132 PSALM 51. 


ee 
13 ‘Silent I waited, with long suff’ring love: | 
‘ But didst thou hope that I should ne’er reprove ? 
‘ And cherish such an impious thought within, 
“That the All-Holy would indulge thy sin ?’. 
See, God appears! all nature joins ? adore him : 
Judgment proceeds, and sinners fall before him. 


14 [‘ Behold my terrours now : my thunders roll, 
‘ And thy own crimes affright thy guilty soul: — 
‘ Now like a lion shall my vengeance tear 
‘'Thy bleeding heart, and no deliverer near.’ » 
Judgment concludes; hell trembles! heaven rejoices: 
Lift up your heads, ye saints, with cheerful voices. | 
EPIPHONEMA. : 
15 Sinners, awake betimes; ye fools, be wise ! 
Awake, before this dreadful morning rise.[amend, 
Change your vain thoughts, your crooked works 
Fly to the Saviour, make-the Judge your friend. 
Then join, ye saints; wake every cheerful passion: 
When Christ returns, he comes for your salvation. 


PSALM 51. L. M. 1st Part. Carthage. Geneva.[b] 
A Penitent pleading for Pardon. 
pl he ee pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive ; 
Let a repenting rebel live: 
e Are not thy mercies large and free? | 
May not a sinner trust im thee ? 
—2 My crimes are great, but can’t surpass » 
The power and glory of thy grace ; 
g Great God, thy nature hath no bound, 
—So let thy pard’ning love be found. 
3 O wash my soul from every sin, 
And make my guilty conscience clean ; 
p Here on my heart the burden lies, 
And past offences pain mine eyes. 
e 4 My lips with shame my sins confess, 
Against thy law, against thy grace: 
Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, 
I am condemn’d, but thou art clear. 


o 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, 
e I must pronounce thee just in death; 

e And if my soul were sent to hell, 

—Thy righteous law approves it well. 


PSALM 51. 133 


e 6 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, 

—Whose hope, still hov’ring round thy word, 

o Would light on some sweet promise there, 
Some sure support against despair. 


i M. 2nd Part. Armley. Geneva. [b] 


Original and actual Sin confessed. 
el ORD, I am vile, conceiv’d in sin, 
And born unholy and unclean ; 
Sprung from the man, whose guilty fall 
Corrupts the race, and taints us all. 
2 Soon as we draw our infant breath, 
The seeds of sin grow up for death ; 
Thy law demands a perfect heart, 
But we’re defil’d in every part. 
3 [Great God, create my heart anew, 
And form my spirit pure and true ; 
O make me wise betimes to spy 
My danger and my remedy. ] 
d 4 Behold, I fall before thy face ; 
My only refuge is thy grace: 
No outward forms can make me clean ; 
The leprosy lies deep within. 
5 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, 
Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest, 
Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea, 
Can wash the dismal stain away. 
—6 Jesus, my God, thy blood alone 
Hath power sufficient to atone: 
o Thy blood can make me white as snow ; 
No Jewish types can cleanse me so. 
e 7 [While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, 
Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease, 
—Lord, let me hear thy pard’ning voice, 
And make my broken bones rejoice.] 


L. M. 8rd Part. Gloucester. Bath. [*] 


The Penitent restored. 


» cm O THOU, who hear’st when sinners cry, 


Though all my crimes before thee lie, 
Behold them not with angry look, 
But blot their mem’ry from thy book. 
12 


134 PSALM 51. 


—2 Create my nature pure within, 
And form my soul averse from sin ; 
Let thy good Spirit ne’er depart, 

Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 

e 3 [I cannot live without thy light, 
Cast out and banish’d from thy sight! 

—Thy holy joys, my God, restore, 

And guard me that I fall no more. 

e 4 Though I have griev’d thy Spirit, Lord, 

—Thy help and comfort still afford : 

And let a wretch come near thy throne, 
To plead the merits of thy Son. 

5 A broken heart, my God, my King, 
Is all the sacrifice I bring ; 

o The God of grace will ne’er despise 
A broken heart for sacrifice.] 


p 6 My soul lies humbled in the dust, 
And owns thy dreadful sentence just ; 
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, 
And save the soul condemn’d to die. 

—7 Then will I teach the world thy ways, 
Simers shall learn thy sovereign grace ; 

o I'll lead them to my Saviour’s blood, 
And they shall praise a pard’ning God. 
8 O may thy love inspire my tongue! 

o Salvation shall be all my song; 

s And all my powers shall join to bless 
The Lord, my strength and righteousness. 


C. M. 1st Part. Bangor. [b]_  - 
Sin confessed and pardoned. 


1 TT, ORD, I would spread my sore distress, 
And guilt, before thine eyes; 
e Against thy laws, against thy grace, 
How high my crimes anise! . 
2 Shouldst thou condemn my soul to hell, 
And crush my flesh to dust, 
Heaven would approve thy vengeance well, 
And earth must ‘own it just. 
—3 I from the stock of Adam came, 
Unholy and unclean ; 
All my original is shame, 
' And all my nature sin. 


PSALM 51, 53. 135 


4 Born in a world of guilt, 1 drew 
Contagion with my breath; 
And, as my days advanc’d, I grew 
A juster prey for death. 
e 5 Cleanse me, O Lord, and cheer my soul 
With thy forgiving love ; 
O make my broken spirit whole, 
And bid my pains remove. 
6 Let not thy Spirit quite depart, 
Nor drive me from thy face ; 
Create anew my vicious heart, 
And fill it with thy grace. 
o 7 Then will I make thy mercy known, 
Before the sons of men; 
o Backsliders shall address thy throne, 
- And turn to God again.] 


C. M. 2nd Part. Bishopsgate. Canterbury. [b] 
Repentance, and Faith in the Blood of Christ. 
el O GOD of mercy, hear my call, 
My load of guilt remove ; 
Break down this separating wall, 
That bars me from thy love. 
—2 Give me the presence of thy grace ; 
o Then my rejoicing tongue 
o Shall speak aloud thy righteousness, 
And make thy praise my song. 
e 3 No blood of goats, nor heifer slain, 
For sin could e’er atone ; 
o The death of Christ shall still remain 
Sufficient and alone. 
—4 A soul oppress’d with sin’s desert, 
My God will ne’er despise ; 
A humble groan, a broken heart, 
Is our best sacrifice. 


PSALM 53. C. M. Mear. [*] 
V.4—6. Victory and Deliverance from Persecution. 
1 Ake all the foes of Zion fools, 
Who thus devour her saints ? 
Do they not know her Saviour rules, 
And pities her complaints ? 


136 PSALM 55. 


2 They shall be seiz’d with sad surprise 
For God’s revenging arm 

Scatters the bones of them, who rise 
To do his children harm. 


3 In vain the sons of Satan boast 
Of armies in array 

When God has fivst dcapienl their host, 
They fall an easy prey. 


4 O for a word from Zion’s King, 
Her captives to restore ! 

Jacob with all the tribes shall sing, 
And Judah weep no more. 


PSALM 55. C. M. Canterbury. [b] 
V.1—8, 16, 17, 18,22. Support for the afflicted and tempted Soul. 
1 IQ § GOD, my refuge, hear my cries, 
Behold my flowing tears ; 
For earth and hell my hurt devise, 
And triumph in my fears. 


2 Their rage is levell’d at my life, 
My soul with guilt they load ; 

And fill my thoughts with inward strife, 
To shake my hope in God. 


3 With inward pain my heart-strings sound ; 
I groan with every breath; 

Horrour and fear beset me round, 
Amongst the shades of death.] 


e 4 O were I like a feather’d dove, 
And innocence had wings; 

—I’d fly, and make a long remove 
From all these restless things. 


e 5 Let me to some wild desert go, 
And find a peaceful home ; 
Where storms of malice never blow, 
Temptations never come. 


—6 Vain hopes—and vain inventions all, 
e  To’scape the rage of hell! 
—The mighty God, on whom I call, 

Can save me here as well. 


PSALM 55. 137 


PAUSE. 
o 7 By morning light I’ll seek his face, 
At noon repeat my cry; 
The night shall hear me ask his grace, 
Nor will he long deny. 
o 8 God shall preserve my soul from fear, 
Or shield me when afraid : 
Ten thousand angels must appear, 
If he command their aid. 
—9 I cast my burdens on the Lord, 
The Lord sustains them all: 
My courage rests upon his word, 
That saints shall never fall. 
o 10 [My highest hopes shall not be vain, 
My lips shall spread his praise, 
e While cruel and deceitful men, 
Scarce live out half their days.] 
S. M. Aylesbury. [*] 


V. 15, 16, 17, 19, 22. Dangerous Prosperity : Daily Devotion. 
el ET sinners take their course, 
And choose the road to death ; 
—But in the worship of my God, 
I’ll spend my daily breath. 
2 My thoughts address his throne, 
When morning brings the light ; 
I seek his blessing ev’ry noon, 
And pay my vows at night. 
o 3 Thou wilt regard my cries, 
O my eternal God: 
e While sinners perish in surprise, 
Beneath thine angry rod. 
p 4. Because they dwell at ease, 
And no sad changes feel, 
They neither fear, nor trust thy name, 
Nor learn to do thy will. 
—5 But I, with all my cares, 
Will lean upon the Lord; 
Pll cast my burdens on his arm, 
And rest upon his word. 
o 6 His arm shall well sustain 
The children of his love: 
g The ground on which their safety stands 
No earthly power can move. 
12 * 


138 PSALM 56. | 
PSALM 56. C. M. Wantage. [b] | 


God’s Care of his People, in answer to Prayer. f 
el O THOU, whose justice reigns on high, 
And makes the oppressor cease, 
Behold how envious sinners try 
To vex and break my peace. 
2 [The sons of violence and lies 
Join to devour me, Lord ; 
But as my hourly dangers rise, 
My refuge is thy word.] 
3 In God most holy, just, and true, 
I have repos’d my trust ; 
Nor will I fear what flesh can do, 
The offspring of the dust. 
4 [They wrest my words to mischief still, 
harge me with unknown faults ; 
Mischief doth all their counsels fill, 
And malice all their thoughts. 
5 Shall they escape without thy frown? 
Must their devices stand ? 
O cast the haughty sinner down, 
And let him know thy hand. ]} 
PAUSE. 
—6 God counts the sorrows of his saints, 
‘Their groans affect his ears ; 
Thou hast a book for my complaints, 
A vessel for my tears. 
7 When to thy throne I raise my cry, 
The wicked fear and flee ; 
o So swift is prayer to reach the sky, 
So near is God to me. 
8 [In thee, most holy, just and true, 
1 have repos’d my trust ; 
Nor will I fear what man can do, 
The offspring of the dust.] 
—9 Thy solemn vows are on me, Lord; 
Thou wilt receive my praise : 
I'll sing, ‘ How faithful is thy word ; 
* How righteous all thy ways!” 
—10 Thou hast secur’d my soul from death ; 
é Qh, set a pris’ner free! 


) PSALM 57, 58. 139) 
o That heart and hand, and life and breath, 
May be employ’d for thee. 
PSALM 57. L. M. Old Hundred. Blendon. [*] 


Praise for Protection, Grace and Trut. 
ml God, in whom are all the springs 
Of boundless love, and grace unknown, 
e Hide me beneath thy spreading wings, 
Till the dark cloud be overblown. 
—2 Up to the heavens | send my cry; 
The Lord will my desires perform : 
o He sends his angels from the sky, 
And saves me from the threat’ning storm. 
o 3 [Be thou exalted, O my God, 
Above the heavens ‘where angels dwell; 
Thy power on earth be known abroad, 
And land to land thy wonders tell.] 
4 My heart is fix’d ; my song shall raise 
~-Immortal honours to his name: 
o Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise ; 
My tongue, the glory of my frame. 
g 5 High o’er the earth his mercy reigns, 
And reaches to the utmost sky ; 
His truth to endless years remains, 
When lower worlds dissolve and die. 
s 6 Be thou exalted, O my God, 
Above the heavens where angels dwell; 
Thy power on earth be known abroad, 
And land to land thy wonders tell. 


PSALM 58. P. M. St. Helen’s. [*] 


Warning to Magistrates. 
1 Bah eae aie rule the world by laws, 
Will ye despise the righteous cause, _ 
When one oppress’d before you stands ? 
Dare ye condemn the righteous poor, 
And let rich sinners ’scape secure, 
While gold and greatness bribe your hands? 
2 Have ye forgot, or never knew, 
That God will judge the judges too? 
g _ High im the heavens his justice reigns: 
—Yet you invade the rights of God, 
And send your bold decrees abroad, 
To bind the conscience“in your chains. 


140 PSALM 60. — 
e 3 [A poison’d arrow is your tongue, 
he arrow sharp, the poison strong ; 
. And death attends where’er it wounds : 
You hear no counsels, cries nor tears ; 
So the deaf adder stops her ears - 
. Against the power of charming sounds. 
d 4 Break out their teeth, eternal God, 
Those teeth of lions dy’d in blood ; 
And crush the serpents in the dust: 
As empty chaff, when whirlwinds rise, 
Before the sweeping tempest flies, 
So: let their hopes and names be lost.] 
o 5 Th’ Almighty thunders from the sky ; 
—Their grandeur melts, their titles die, 
As hills of snow dissolve and run; 
e Or snails that perish in their slime, 
Or births that come before their time ; 
Vain births. that never see the sun. 
o 6 Thus shall the vengeance of the Lord 
Safety and joy to saints afford ; 
— And all who hear shall join and say, 
d ‘Sure there’s a God who rules on high ; 
‘A God who hears his children cry, 
‘ And. will their suff’rings well repay.’ 
PSALM.60. C. M. Plymouth. [b] 
V. 1—5; 10-12. Humiliation for Disappointments in War. 
1 ORD, hast thou cast the nation off? 
Must we for ever mourn ? 
~Wilt thou indulge immortal wrath ? 
Shall mercy ne’er return ? 
2.'The terrour of one frown of thine 
Melts all our strength away ; 
Like men that totter, drunk with wine, 
We tremble in dismay. 
p 3 Our nation trembles at thy stroke, 
_ | And dreads thy lifted hand! 
Oh, heal the people thou hast broke, 
And save the sinking land. 
o 4 Lift:up thy banner in the field 
For those who fear thy name ; 
o Defend thy people with thy shield, 
And put our foes to shame. 


PSALM 61, 62. 441 


—5 Go with our armies to the fight, 

Their guardian and their God ; 
In vain confed’rate powers unite 

Against thy lifted rod. 

o 6 Our troops shall gain a wide renown, 
By thine assisting hand: | . 

g *Tis God who treads the mighty down, 
And makes the feeble stand. 


PSALM 61. S. M. Aylesbury. [b*] 
Ver. 1—6. Safety in God. 
pl WHEN , overwhelm’d with grief, 
My heart within me dies; 
Helpless, and far from all relief, 
To heaven I lift mine eyes. 
e 2  O lead me to the Rock, 
That’s high above my head ; 
And make the covert of thy wings 
My shelter and my shade. 
—3 Within thy presence, Lord, 
For ever I’ll abide; 
Thou art the tower of my defence, 
The refuge where I hide. 
o 4 ‘Thou givest me the lot 
Of those that fear thy name ; 
If endless life be their reward, 
I shall possess the same. 


PSALM 62. L. M. Bath. [*] 
V. 5—12. ‘No trust in the Creatures ; but in God. 
1 M* spirit looks to God alone ; ) 
My rock and refuge is his throne; 
In all my fears, in all my straits, 
My soul on his salvation waits. 
2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways; 
Pour out your hearts before his face: 
e When helpers fail, and foes invade, 
o God is our all-sufficient aid. 
e 3 False are the men of high degree ; 
he baser sort are vanity : , 
Laid in the balance, both appear ty. 2 
Light as.a puff of empty aise ik 


ma, PSALM 63. 

—4 Make not increasing gold your trust, 
Nor set your hearts on glitt’ring dust ; 
Why will you grasp the fleeting smoke, 
And not believe what God has spoke ? 

e 5 Once has his awful voice declar’d— 
ale and again my ears have heard : 

‘ All power is his eternal due ; 
‘He must be fear’d and trusted too.’ 


—6 For sovereign power reigns not alone ; 
Grace is a partner of the throne: 
Thy grace and justice, mighty Lord, 
Shall. well divide our last reward. 


P SALM 63. C- M.~ist Part. Sunday. Barby. [*] 
5, 3,4. The Morning of the Lord’s Day. 


o 1 E rARLY, my God, without te 
I haste to seek thy face ; 
My thirsty spirit faints away, 
Without thy cheering grace. 


e 2 So pilgrims, on the scorching sand, 
Beneath a burning sky, 
Long for a cooling stream at hand; 
And they must drink or die. 
g 3 l’ve seen thy glory and thy power 
Through all thy temple shine ; 
o My God, repeat that heavenly hour, 
That vision so divine. 
—4 Not all the blessings of a feast 
Can please my soul so well, 
_ As when thy richer grace I taste, 
And in thy presence dwell. 
o 5 Not life itself, with all its joys, 
Can my best passions move, 
Or raise so high my cheerful voice, 
As thy forgiving love. 
s 6 Thus, ’till my last expiring day, | 
[’ll bless my God and King; 
—Thus will I lift my hands to pray, 
o And tune my lips to sing. 


. M. 2nd Part. Colchester. [*] 
Ver. 1—10. _ Midnight Thoughts recollected. 


el af bet in the watches of the night, 
I thought upon thy power ; 
* 


PSALM 63. | - 145 


I kept thy lovely face in sight, 
Amidst the darkest hour. 
2 My flesh lay resting on my bed, 
My soul arose on high; 
d ‘My God, my life, my hope, I said, 
¢ Bring ‘thy salvation nigh.’ 
—3 My spirit labours up thy hill, 
And climbs the heavenly road ; 
o But thy right hand upholds me still, 
While I pursue my God. 
4 Thy mercy stretches o’er my head 
The shadow of thy wings ; 
o My heart rejoices in thine aid, 
My tongue awakes and sings. 
5 But the destroyers of my peace 
Shall fret and rage in vain; 
The tempter shall for ever cease, 
And all my sins be slain. 
e 6 Thy sword shall give my foes to death, 
And send them down to dwell 
In the dark caverns of the earth, 
Or to the depths of hell. 
L. M. Moreton. Shoel. [*] 


Delight in God and his Worship. 
el REAT God, indulge my humble claim, 
_ Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest; ~~ 
The glories that compose thy name, 
Stand all engaged to make me blest. 
2 Thou great and good, thou just and wise, 
Thou art my Father and my God ; 
And I am thine, by sacred ties— = 
Thy son, thy servant, bought with blood. ape 
e 3 With heart and eyes, and lifted hands, 2 
For thee I long, to thee I look ; 
As travellers, in thirsty lands, 
Pant for the cooling water brook. 
o 4 With early feet I love t’ appear 
Among thy saints, and seek thy face: 
—Oft have I seen thy glory there, 
And felt the power of sovereign grace. 
o 5 Not fruits, nor wines, that tempt our taste, 
Nor all the joys our senses know, 


=. 
ad . >. + 


“444 ~ PSALM 63. 


Could make me so divinely blest, 
Or raise my cheerful passions so. 
e 6 [My life itself, without thy love, 
No taste of pleasure could afford ; 
’T would but a tiresome burden prove, 
If I were banish’d from the Lord. 

— Amidst the wakeful hours of night, 
When busy cares afflict my head, 

o One thought of thee gives new delight, 
And adds refreshment to my bed.] 

s 8 I’ll lift my hands, I’ll raise my voice, 
While I have breath to pray, or praise ; 
This work shall make my heart rejoice, 
And spend the remnant of my days. 


Newton. [*] 
Seeking God. 


) 1 Y God, permit my tongue 
id M This joy, to call thee mine; 
And let my early cries prevail, 
_ To taste thy love divine. _ . : 
e 2 [My thirsty, fainting soul 
Thy mercy does implore : ” 
Not travellers, in desert lands, 
Can pant for water more. 
8 Within thy churches, Lord, 
I long to find my place ; 
Thy power and glory to behold, 
And feel thy quick’ning grace.] 
4 For life, without thy love, 
No relish can afford ; 
No joy can be compar’d with this, 
To serve and please the Lord. 
o 5 ~©6©To thee J’Il lift my hands, 
And praise thee while I live; 
Not the rich dainties of a feast a 
Such food or pleasure give. ; 
e 6 In wakeful hours of night, 
I call my God to mind; 
I think how wise thy counsels are, 
And all thy dealings kind. 
7 Since thou hast been my help, 
To thee my spirit flies ; 


I 


PSALM 65. 145 


And on thy watchful providence | 
My cheerful hope relies. 
o 8 The shadow of thy wings’ 
My soul in safety keeps ; 
I follow where my Father leads, 
And he supports my steps. 


PSALM 65. L. M, 1st Part. Weldon. Quercy. [*] 
 V.1—5. Public Prayer and Praise, 
1 ier praise of Zion waits for thee, 
My God; and praise becomes thy house: 
There shall thy saints thy glory see, 
And there perform their public vows. 
p 2 O thou, whose mercy bends the skies, 
To save when humble sinners pray, 
o All lands to thee shall lift their eyes, 
And grateful isles of every sea. 
e 3 [Against my will my sins prevail, 
—But grace shall purge away their stain; __ 
The blood of Christ will never fail ’ 
To wash my garments white again. 
o 4 Blest is the man whom thou shalt choose, 
And give him kind access to thee ; 
Give him a place within thy house, 
To taste thy love divinely free.] 


PAUSE. 
o 5 Let Babel fear when Zion prays: 
Babel, prepare for long distress, 
When Zion’s God himself arrays 
In terrour, and in righteousness. 
g 6 With dreadful glory God fulfils 
What his afflicted saints request ; 
And with almighty wrath reveals 
His love, to give his churches rest. 
s 7 Then shall the flocking nations run 
To Zion’s hill, and own their Lord ; 
The rising and the setting sun 
Shall see the Saviour’s name ador’d. 
L. M. 2nd Part. Nantwich. Truro. [*] 
V.5—13. Divine Providence and Grace. 
1 [PYNHE God of our salvation hears 
The groans of Zion mix’d with tears; 
13 ) 


146 PSALM 65. 


Yet, when he comes with kind designs, —_ 
Through all the way his terrour shines. ] 
2 On God the race of man depends, 

Far as the earth’s remotest ends ; 
Where the Creator’s name is known 

By nature’s feeble light alone. 

3 Sailors, who travel o’er the flood, 
Address their frighted souls to God ; 
When tempests rage and billows roar, 
At dreadful distance from the shore. 

4 He bids the noisy tempest cease ; 

He calms the raging crowd to peace, 
When a tumultuous nation raves, 

Wild as the winds, and loud as waves. 

5 [Whole kingdoms, shaken by the storm, 
He settles in a peaceful form ; 
Mountains, establish’d by his hand, 
Firm on their old foundations stand. 

d 6. Behold his ensign sweep the sky ; 

. w comets blaze, and lightnings fly : 
The heathen lands, with swift surprise, 
From the bright horrours turn their eyes. 

—7 At his command, the morning ray 
Smiles in the east, and leads the day, 
He guides the sun’s declining wheels 
Over the tops of western hills.] 

8 Seasons and times obey his voice ; 
The evening and the morn rejoice, 
To see the earth made soft with showers, 
Laden with fruit, and dress’d in flowers. 
9 [’Tis from his wat’ry stores on high, 
He gives the thirsty ground supply : 

He walks upon the clouds, and thence 
Doth his enriching drops dispense. 

10 The desert grows a fruitful fiele 
Abundant food the valleys yield; =~ 
The valleys shout with cheerful voice, 
And neighb’ring hills repeat their joys. 
11 [The pastures smile in green array, 
There lambs and larger cattle play ; 
The larger cattle and the lamb, - 

Fach in his language speaks thy name.} 


PSALM 65. 147 


"12 Thy works pronounce thy power divine ; 
O’er every field thy glories shme : 
Through every month thy gifts appear ; 
Great God, thy goodness crowns the year! 
C. M. 1st Part. Colchester. Mear. [*] 


Prayer heard, and the Gentiles called. 
1 RAISE waits in Zion, Lord, for thee : 
There shall our vows be paid: 
Thou hast an ear when sinners pray ; 
All flesh shall seek thine aid. 
e 2 Lord, our iniquities prevail, 
— But pard’ning grace is thine ; 
o And thou wilt grant us power and skill 
To conquer every sin. 
—3 Blest are the men whom thou wilt choose, 
To bring them near thy face ; 
Give them a dwelling in thine house, 
To feast upon thy grace. 
e 4 In answ’ring what thy church requests, . 
Thy truth and terrour shine ; 
And works of dreadful righteousness 
— Fulfil thy kind design. 
5 Thus will the wond’ring nations see 
The Lord is good and just; 
o And distant islands fly to thee, 
And make thy name their trust. 
g 6 They dread thy glitt’ring tokens, Lord, 
When signs in heaven appear ; 
o But they shall learn thy holy word, 
And love as well as fear. 
C. M. 2nd Part. —— Arundel. [*] 


Providence in Atr, Ea 
1 TG IS by thy strength the raiiatsane stand, 
God of eternal power; 
The sea grows calm at thy command, 
And tempests cease to roar. 
o 2 Thy morning light and ev’ning shade 
Successive comforts bring ; 
Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, 
Thy flowers adorn the spring. 
—3 Seasons and times, and moons and hours, 
Heaven, earth, and air are thine ; 


148 PSALM 65, 66. 


~ When clouds distil in fruitful showers, _ 
The Author is Divine. % 
- 4 Those wand’ring cisterns in the sky, 
Borne by the winds around, 
With wat’ry treasures well supply 
The furrows of the ground. , 


o 5 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, 
And ranks of corn appear ; 
Thy ways abound with blessings still ; 
Thy goodness crowns the year. 


C. M. 3rd Part. York. [*] 


‘ A Psalm for the Husbandman. 
1 Bhasin ccs is the Lord, the heav’nly King, 
Who makes the earth his care ; 
Visits the pastures ev’ry spring, 
And bids the grass appear. 


2 The clouds, like rivers rais’d on high, 
Pour out, at his command, 

lupe wat’ry blessings from the sky, 
To cheer the thirsty land. 

ys The soften’d ridges of the field 
Permit the corn to spring ; 

The valleys rich provision yield, 
And the poor lab’rers sing. 

4 The little hills on every side 
Rejoice at falling showers ; 

The meadows, dress’d in all their pride, 
Perfume the air with flowers. 

5 The barren clods, refresh’d with rain, 
Promise a joyful crop ; 

The parched grounds look green again, 
And raise the reaper’s hope. 

6 The various months thy goodness crowns ; 
How bounteous are thy ways | Fd 

The bleating flocks spread o’er the downs, 
And shepherds shout thy praise.] 

PSALM 66. C. M. 1st Part. Devizes. [*] 


Governing God: or, our Grace tried. 
sl SING, all ye nations, to the Lord, 
Sing with a joyful noise ; 
With melody of sounds record 
His honours and your joys. 


PSALM 66. 149 


—2 Say to the Power that shakes the sky, 
e maa flay terrible art thou! 
‘Sinners before thy presence fly, 
‘Or at thy feet they bow.’ 
3 [Come, see the wonders of our God ; 
How glorious are his ways ! 
In Moses’ hand he puts his rod, 
And cleaves the frighted seas. » 
—4 He made the ebbing channel dry, 
While Israel pass’d the flood ; 
o There did the church begin their joy, 
And triumph in their God.] 
g 5 He rules by his resistless might: 
a Will rebel mortals dare, 
Provoke th’ Eternal to the fight, 
And tempt that dreadful war! 
o 6 O bless our God, and never cease ; 
Ye saints, fulfil his praise : 
He keeps our life, maintains our peace, 
And guides our doubtful ways. 
—7 Lord, thou hast prov’d our suff’ring souls, 
o make our graces shine; 
So silver bears the burning coals, 
The metal to refine. 
g 8 Through wat’ry deeps and fiery ways, 
We march at thy command, 
Led to possess the promis’d place, 
By thine unerring hand. 


M. 2nd Part. Barby. [*] 


V.13—20. Praise to God for hearing Prayer. 
1 a ice shall my solemn vows be paid 
To that almighty Power, 
Who heard the long requests I made, 
In my distressful hour. 
2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare 
To make his mercies known; 
Come ye, who fear my God, and hear 
The wonders he has done. 
p 3 When on my head huge sorrows fell, 
-] sought his heavenly aid ; 
o He sav’d my sinking soul from hell, 
And death’s eternal shade. — 
13 


150 PSALM 67, 68. 

e 4 If sin lay cover’d in my heart, — 
While prayer employ’d my tongue, 

The Lord had shown me no regard, 

Nor I his praises sung. 

o 5 But God, (his name be ever blest!) 
Has set my spirit free ; 

—wNor turn’d from him my poor request, 
Nor turn’d his heart from me. 

PSALM 67. C. M. Bedford. [*] 


Prosperity, Temporal and Spiritual, 
1 SHINE on our land, Jehovah, shine, 
With beams of heavenly grace ; 
o Reveal thy power through all our coasts, 
And shew thy smiling face. 
—2 [Amidst our States, exalted high, 
Do thou, our glory, stand ; 
And, like a wall of guardian fire, 
Surround the fav’rite land.] 
e 3 When shall thy name, from shore to shore, 
Sound all the earth abroad ? 
And distant nations know, and love 
Their Saviour and their God ? 
o 4 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands, 
o Sing loud with solemn voice ; 
s Let ev’ry tongue exalt his praise, 
And ev’ry heart rejoice. 
g 5 He the great Lord, the sovereign Judge, 
Who sits enthron’d above, 
Wisely commands the worlds he made, 
In justice and in love. 
—6 Earth shall obey her Maker’s will, 
And yield a full increase ; 
Our God will crown his chosen land, 
With fruitfulness and peace. 
o 7 God, the Redeemer, scatters round — 
His choicest favours here ! 
g While the Creation’s utmost bound 
Shall see, adore, and fear. 
PSALM és. L.M. 1st Part. Blendon. Truro. [*) 
ig 1—6, 32—35. The Vengeance and Compassion of God. 
1 Tet God arise in all his might, 
And put the troops of hell to flight ; 


~~ 


PSALM 68. | 15k 


- As smoke that sought to cloud the skies, 
Before the rising tempest flies. 
e 2 [He comes, array’d in burning flames ; 
Justice and vengeance are his names: 
€ Behold his fainting foes expire, 
Like melting wax before the fire.] 
g 3 He rides and thunders through the sky; 
His name, JEHOVAH, sounds on high: 
s Sing to his name, ye sons of grace, 
Ye saints, rejoice before his face. 
e 4 The widow and the fatherless 
Fly to his aid in sharp distress ; 
In him the poor and helpless find 
A judge most just, a father kind. 
—5 He breaks the captive’s heavy chain, 
And pris’ners see the light again; 
e But rebels, who dispute his will, 
Shall dwell in chains and darkness still. 
PAUSE. 
—6 [Kingdoms and thrones to God belong; 
o Crown hin, ye nations, in your song; 
His wondrous names and powers rehearse ; 
His honours shall enrich your verse.] 
g 7 He shakes the heavens with loud alarms; 
How terrible is God in arms! 
—lIn Israel are his mercies known; 
Israel is his peculiar throne. 
o 8 Proclaim him King, pronounce him blest ; 
He’s your defence, your joy, your rest: 
g When terrours rise, and nations faint, 
God is the strength of ev’ry saint.] 


L. M. 2nd Part. Brentford. Green’s. [*] 
V.17,18. Christ’s Ascension, and Gift of the Spirit. 
1 AOE»: when thou didst ascend on high, 
Ten thousand angels fill’d the sky ; 
Those heavenly guards around thee wait, 
Like chariots that attend thy state. 
g 2 Not Sinai’s mountain could appear 
ore glorious, when the Lord was there ; 
While he pronounc’d his dreadful law, 
And struck the chosen tribes with awe 


152 - PSALM 68, 69. _ 


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o 3 How bright the triumph none can tell, 


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When the rebellious powers of hell, 
That thousand souls had captives made, 
Were all in chains—like captives—led. 
4 Rais’d by his Father to the throne, 
He sent the promis’d Spirit down, 
With gifts and grace for rebel men, 


g That God might dwell on earth again. 


L. M. 8rd Part. Weldon. Leeds. [b] 

V. 19, 9, 20, 21, 22. Common and Spiritual Mercies. 
1 W E bless the Lord, the just and good, 

Who fills our hearts with joy and food ; 

Who pours his blessings from the skies, 
And loads our days with rich supplies. 
2 He-sends the sun his circuit round, 
To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground ; 
He bids the-clouds, with plenteous rain, 
Refresh the thirsty earth again. 
3 ’Tis to his care we owe our breath, 
And all our near escapes from death: 
Safety and health to God belong; 
He helps the weak, and guards the strong. 
4 He makes the saint and sinner prove 
The common blessings of his love : 


e But the wide difference that remains, 
a Is endless joys and endless pains. 


[5 The Lord, that bruis’d the serpent’s head, 
On all the serpent’s seed shall tread ; 
The stubborn sinner’s hope confound, 
And smite him with a lasting wound.] 


o 6 His own right hand his saints will raise, 


From the deep earth, or deeper seas, 
And bring them to his courts above, 
There to enjoy his perfect love. 


PSALM 69. 1st Part. C. M. Tunbridge. [b] 


V.1—14.- The sufferings of Christ for our salvation. 
wk GAVE me, O God; the swelling floods © 
_\ ‘Break in upon my soul : 
‘I sink, and sorrows o’er my head, ' ve 
‘Like mighty waters roll. ‘A, 


PSALM 69. 153 

2 ‘LT cry till all my voice be gone; 
‘In tears I waste the day: 

‘My God, behold my longing eyes, 
‘ And shorten thy delay. 

3 ‘They hate my soul without a cause, 
* And still their number grows, 

‘More than the hairs around my head ; 
‘ And mighty are my foes. 

4 **Twas then I paid that dreadful debt, 
‘That men could never pay ; 

‘ And gave those honours to thy law, 
‘Which sinners took away.’ 

5 Thus, in the great Messiah’s name, 
The royal prophet mourns ; 

Thus he awakes our hearts to grief, 
And gives us joy by turns. 

6 ‘Now shall the saints rejoice, and find 
‘ Salvation in my name; 

‘For I have borne their heavy load 
‘Of sorrow, pain, and shame. 

7 ‘Grief, like a garment, cloth’d me round, 
‘ And sackcloth was my dress, 

*While I procur’d for naked souls 
‘ A robe of righteousness. 

8 ‘Amongst my brethren and the Jews, 
‘| like a stranger stood, 

‘ And bore their vile reproach, to bring 
‘ The Gentiles near to God. 

9 ‘I came, in sinful mortals’ stead, 
*To do my Father’s will; 

‘Yet, when I cleans’d my Father’s house, 
‘'They scandaliz’d my zeal. 

10 ‘My fastings and my holy groans 
‘Were made the drunkard’s song; 

‘But God, from his celestial throne, 
‘ Heard my complaining tongue. 

11 ‘He sav’d me from the dreadful deep 
‘Nor let my soul be drown’d ; 

‘He rais’d and fix’d my sinking feet 
‘On well establish’d ground. 

12 ‘” Twas in a most accepted hour, 
‘ My prayer arose on high; 


154 PSALM 69. 


‘ And, for my sake, my God will hear 

‘The dying sinner’s cry” 

C. M. 2nd Part. Plymouth. [b] 
_-V. 1421, 26, 29, 32. The Passion and Ezaltution of Christ. 
1 Ine let our lips, with holy fear 
And mournful pleasure, sing 

The sufferings of our great High Priest, 

The sorrows of our King. 


2 He sinks in floods of deep distress ; 
How high the waters rise! 

While to his heavenly Father’s ear 
He sends perpetual cries. 


3 ‘Hear me, O Lord, and save thy Son, 
‘Nor hide thy shining face ; 

‘Why should thy fav’rite look like one, 
‘Forsaken of thy grace ? 


4 ‘ With rage they persecute the man, 
‘Who groans beneath thy wound ; 
‘While for a sacrifice I pour 
‘My life upon the ground. 


5 ‘They tread my honour to the dust, 
‘ And laugh when I complain; 

‘ Their sharp, insulting slanders add 
‘Fresh anguish to my pain. 


6 ‘ All my reproach is known to thee, 
‘The scandal and the shame; | 
‘Reproach has broke my bleeding heart, 
‘ And lies defil’d my name. 
7 ‘J look’d for pity, but in vain: 
‘My kindred are my grief: 
‘T ask my friends for comfort round, 
‘But meet with no relief. 
8 ‘With vinegar they mock my thirst ; 
‘They give me gall for food: 
‘And, sporting with my dying groans, 
‘ They triumph in my blood. 
9 ‘Shine into my distressed soul ; 
‘ Let thy compassion save ; 
‘And though my flesh sink down to death, 
‘Redeem it from the grave. 


PSALM 6s. 155 


10 ‘I shall arise to praise thy name, 
‘Shall reign in worlds unknown ; 
‘And thy salvation, O my God, 
‘ Shall seat me on thy throne.’] - 


C. M. 3rd Part. Bethlehem. St. Asaph’s. [*] 
Christ’s Obedience and Death. 
1 OATES I smg thy wondrous grace, 
I bless my Saviour’s name ; 
He bought salvation for the poor, 
And bore the sinner’s shame. 
o 2 His deep distress has rais’d us high: 
His duty and his zeal 
Fulfill’d the law which mortals broke, 
And finish’d all thy will. 
—3 His dying groans, his living songs, 
Shall better please my God, 
Than harp’s or trumpet’s solemn sound ; 
Than goat’s or bullock’s blood. 
o 4 This shall his humble foll’wers see, 
And set their hearts at rest; 
—They, by his death draw near to thee, 
And live for ever blest. 
s 5 Let heaven, and all that dwell on high, 
To God their voices raise ; 
While lands and seas assist the sky, 
And join t’ advance his praise. 
g 6 Zion is thine, most holy God; 
Thy Son shall bless her gates: 
And glory, purchas’d by his blood, 
For thine own Israel waits. 


L. M. 1st Part. Dresden. Armley. [b] 
Christ’s Passion, and Sinners’ Salvation. 
el iy in our hearts, let us record 
The deeper sorrows of our Lord ; 
a Behold the rising billows roll, 
To overwhelm his holy soul. 
e 2 In long complaints he spends his breath, 
—While hosts of hell, and powers of death, 
And all the sons of malice, join, 
To execute their curst design. 


156 PSALM 69. 


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3 Yet, gracious God, thy power and love |” 


Have made the curse a blessing prove ; - 


—Those dreadful suff’rings of thy Son 


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Aton’d for sins that we had done. © 

4 The pangs of our expiring Lord 

The honours of thy law restor’d ; 

His sorrows made thy justice known, 

And paid for follies not his own. 

5 Oh, for his sake, our guilt forgive, 

And let the mourning sinner live! 

The Lord will hear us in his name, 

Nor shall our hope be turn’d to shame. 

L. M. 2nd Part. Geneva. Carthage. [b] 

Ver. 7, &c. Christ's Sufferings and Zeal. : 

1 if BES for our sake, eternal God, 

Thy Son sustain’d that heavy load _ 

Of base reproach and sore disgrace, 

And shame defil’d his sacred face. 

[2 The Jews, his brethren and his kin, 

Abus’d the man that check’d their sin? - 

While he fulfill’d thy holy laws, 

They hated him, but without cause. 

3 ‘My Father’s house,’ said he, ‘ was made 

‘A place for worship, not for trade ;’ 

Then, scattering all their gold and brass, 

He scourg’d the merchants from the place.] 

4 Zeal for the temple of his God 

Consum’d his life, expos’d his blood ; 

Reproaches at thy glory thrown 

He felt, and mourn’d them as his own. 

5 His friends forsook, his followers fled, 

While foes and arms surround his head ; 

They curse him with a sland’rous tongue, 

And the false judge maintains the wrong. 

6 His life they load with hateful lies,” ~ 

And charge his lips with blasphemies : 

They nail him to the shameful tree ;— 

There hung the man who died for me! 

7 [Wretches, with hearts as hard as stones, 

Insult his piety and groans : 

Gall was the food they gave him there, 

And mock’d his thirst with vinegar.] 


PSALM 11. 157 


—s But God beholds; and, from his throne 
Marks out the men who hate his Son: 
o The hand that rais’d him from the dead, 
Will pour forth vengeance on their head. 
PSALM 71. C. M. 1st Part. York. *] 
V.5—9. The aged Saint's Refiections and Hope. 
a God, my everlasting hope, 
I live upon thy truth ; 
Thine hands have held my childhood up, 
And strengthen’d all my youth. 


2 My flesh was fashion’d by thy power, 
With all these limbs of mine ; 

And from my mother’s painful hour, 
I’ve been entirely thine. 

8 Still has my life new wonders seen 
Repeated ev’ry year; 

Behold my days that yet remain, 
I trust them to thy care. 


p 4 Cast me not off when strength declines, 
When hoary hairs arise ; 
—And round me let thy glories shine, 
Whene’er thy servant dies. 
o 5 Then, in the hist’ry of my age, 
hen men review my days, 
They'll read thy love in ev’ry page, 
In ev’ry line—thy praise. 


C. M. 2nd Part. Barby. Sunday. [*] 


V. 15, 14, 16, 23, 22,24. Christ our Strength and Rightcousness. 
1 MoM‘ ‘Saviour, my Almighty Friend, 
When I begin thy praise, 
e Where will the growing numbers end, 
The numbers of thy grace ? 
—2 Thou art my everlasting trust ; 
Thy goodness I adore ; 
And since I knew thy graces first, 
I speak thy glories more. 
o 3 My feet shall travel all the length 
Of the celestial road ; 
And march with courage in thy strength, 
To see my Father God. 
p 4 When I am fill’d with sore distress sau 
For some surprising sin, roiaee 
14 


158 PSALM “1. 


—T'll plead thy perfect righteousness ; 
And mention none but thine. 
o 5 How will my lips rejoice to tell 
The vict’ries of my King! 
My soul, redeem’d from sin and hell, 
Shall thy salvation sing. 


6 [My tongue shall all the day proclaim 
My Saviour and my God ; 

His death has brought my foes to shame, 
And drown’d them in his blood. 

7 Awake, awake, my tuneful powers; 
With this delightful song 

I’]l entertain the darkest hours, 
Nor think the season long.] 


C.™M. 8rd Part. Hymn 2d. Canterbury. [b] 

V.17—21. The aged Christian’s Prayer and Song. 

1 Ge of my childhood, and my youth, 

The guide of all my days, 

I have declar’d thy heavenly truth, 

And told thy wondrous ways. 
p 2 Wilt thou forsake my hoary hairs, 

And leave my fainting heart ? 

Who shall sustain my smking years, 
If God, my strength, depart ? 

3 Let me thy power and truth proclaim 
To the surviving age, 

And leave the savour of thy name, 
When I shall quit the stage. 

4 The land of silence and of death 
Attends my next remove; 

—QO may these poor remains of breath 
Teach the wide world thy love! 
PAUSE. 

[5 Thy righteousness is deep and high, 
Unsearchable thy deeds ; 

Thy glory spreads beyond the sky, 
And all my praise exceeds. 

6 Oft have I heard thy threat’nings roar, 
And oft endur’d the grief; 

But when thy hand has press’d me sore, 
Thy grace was my relief.] 


PSALM 72. 159 


7 By long experience have | known 
Thy sovereign power to save ; 
At thy command | venture down, 
Securely, to the grave. 
e 8 When I lie buried deep in dust, 
— My flesh shall be thy care; ; 
e These with’ring limbs with thee I trust, 
o To raise them strong and fair. 
PSALM 72. L. M. 1st Part. Oporto. Nantwich. [*] 
The Kingdom of Christ. 
1 ee ce God, whose universal sway 
The known and unknown worlds obey, 
Now give the kingdom to thy Son; 
Extend his power, exalt his throne. 
2 Thy sceptre well becomes his hands ; 
All heaven submits to his commands; - 
His justice will avenge the poor, 
And pride and rage prevail no more. 
o 3 With power he vindicates the just, 
And treads th’ oppressor in the dust ; 
e His worship and his fear shall last, 
Till hours, and years, and time be past. 
b 4 As rain on meadows newly mown, 
So shall he send his influence down; - 
His grace on fainting souls distils, 
Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills. 
—5 The heathen lands, that lie beneath 
The shades of overspreading death, 
o Revive at his first dawning light ; 
And deserts blossom at the sight. 
o 6 The saints shall flourish in his days, 
Dress’d in the robes of joy and praise ; 
g Peace, like a river, from his throne 
Shall flow to nations yet unknown. 


L. M. 2nd Part. Sheffield. Leeds. [*] 


Christ’s Kingdom among the Gentiles. 
1 pees shall reign where’er the sun 
Does his successive journeys run ; 
His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, 
*Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 
o 2 (Behold the islands, with their kings, 
And Europe her best tribute brings; 


160 PSALM 73. 
From North to South the princes meet, 
To pay their homage at his feet. 

g 3 There Persia, glorious to behold— 
There India shines in eastern gold ; 
And barbarous nations, at his word, 
Submit, and bow, and own their Lord.) 

—4 For him shall endless prayer be made, 
And praises throng to crown his head ; 
His name, like sweet perfume, shall rise 
With ev’ry morning sacrifice. 

b 5 People and realms, of every tongue, 
Dwell on his love with sweetest song ; 
And infant voices shall proclaim 
Their early blessings on his name. 

o 6 Blessings abound where’er he reigns ; 
The pris’ner leaps to loose his chains ; 
The weary find eternal rest, 

And all the sons of want are blest. 

— (Where he displays his healing power, 
Death and the curse are known no more; 
In him the tribes of Adam boast 
More blessings than their father lost. 

g 8 Let ev’ry creature rise—and bring 
Peculiar honours to their King : 

Angels descend with songs again, 
And earth repeat the long AMEN.) 


~ PSALM 73. C. M. 1st Part. Bedford. [*] _ 


Afflicted Saints, and prosperous Sinners. 
1 [Now I’m convine’d the Lord is kind 
To men of hearts sincere ; 
Yet once my foolish thoughts repin’d, 
And border’d on despair. 
2 I griev’d to see the wicked thrive, 
And spoke with angry breath: 
‘ How pleasant and profane they live! 
‘How peaceful is their death! 
3 ‘ With well-fed flesh and haughty eyes, 
‘ They lay their fears to sleep: 
‘ Against the heavens their slanders rise, 
‘While saints in silence weep. 
4 ‘Jn vain I lift my hands to pray, 
‘ And cleanse my heart in vain, 


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PSALM 78: ay 161 

‘For I am chasten’d all the day ; 
‘The night renews my pain.’ 

5 Yet while my tongue indulg’d complaints, 
I felt my heart reprove ; 

‘Sure I shall thus offend thy saints, 
‘ And grieve the men [ love.’ 

6 But still I found my doubts too hard— 
The conflict too severe ; 

Till I retir’d to search thy word, 
And learn thy secrets there. 

7 There, as in some prophetic glass, 
I saw the sinner’s feet, 

High mounted on a slipp’ry place, 
Beside a fiery pit. 

8 I heard the wretch profanely boast, 
Till at thy frown he fell : 

His honours in a dream are lost, 
And he awakes in hell. 

9 Lord, what an envious fool I was! 
How like a thoughtless beast ! 

Thus to suspect thy promis’d grace, 
And think the wicked blest. 

10 Yet I was kept from full despair, 
Upheld by power unknown: 

That blessed hand that broke the snare, 
Shall guide me to thy throne.] 

C. M. 2nd Part. St. Ann’s. [*] 


V. 23—28. God our Portion, here and hereafter. 
1 Ge. my Supporter, and my Hope, 
My Help for ever near ; 
Thine arm of mercy held me up, 
When sinking in despair. 
2 Thy counsels, Lord, shall guide my feet 
Through this dark wilderness ; 
Thine hand conduct me near thy seat, 
To dwell before thy face. 
3 Were I in heaven without my God, 
”T would be no joy to me; 
And whilst this earth is my abode, 
I long for none but thee. 
4 What if the springs of life were broke, 
And flesh and heart should faint? 
14 


162 wi = PSATMATS: 


o God is my soul’s eternal Rock, 
The strength of ev’ry saint. 
p 5 Behold, the sinners who remove 
Far from thy presence—die ; 
Not all the idol gods they love, 
Can save them when they cry. 


—6 But to draw near to thee, my God, 
Shall be my sweet employ ; 
o My tongue shall sound thy works abroad, 
u And tell the world my joy.» Reading. 
L. M. Geneva. Babylon. {b] 
Ver. 22, 3, 6, 17—20. The Prosperity of Sinners cursed. 
el L ORD, what a thoughtless wretch was I, 
To mourn, and murmur, and repine, 
To see the wicked, plac’d on high, 
In pride, and robes of honour, shine! 


p 2 But, oh, their end—their dreadful end ! 
Thy sanctuary taught me so: 
On slipp’ry rocks I see them stand, 
And fiery billows roll below. 


d 3 Now let them boast how tall they rise, 

—Illl never envy them again; 

d ‘There they may stand, with haughty eyes, 
a ’Till they plunge deep i in endless pain. 

e 4 Their fancy’d joys, how fast they flee! 
Just like a dream, when man awakes : 
Their songs of softest harmony 
Are but a preface to their plagues. 

—5 Now I esteem their mirth and wine 
Too dear to purchase with my blood ; 

o Lord, ’tis enough that thou art mime, 
My life, my portion, and my God. 

S. M. Aylesbury. [b] 


The sh seas’ of Providence unfolded. 
1 Soe there’s a righteous God, 
Nor is religion vain ; 
Though men of vice may boast aloud, 
And men of grace complain. 
2 I saw the wicked rise, 
And felt my heart repine ; 
While haughty fools, with scornful eyes, 
In robes of honour shine. 


‘ 


PSALM 74: . 163 


3  [Pamper’d with wanton ease, 
Their flesh looks full and fair ; 
Their wealth rolls in, like flowing seas, 
And grows without their care. 
4 Free from the plagues and pains 
That pious souls endure, 
Through all their life oppression reigns, 
And racks the humble poor. 
5 Their impious tongues blaspheme 
The everlasting God ; 
Their malice blasts the good man’s name, 
And spreads their lies abroad. 
6 But 1, with flowing tears, 
Indulg’d my doubts to rise : 
‘Is there a God that sees, or hears 
‘'The things below the skies ?’] 
7 The tumults of my thought 
Held me in hard suspense ; 
Till to thy house my feet were brought, 
To learn thy justice thence. 
8 Thy word, with light and power 
Did my mistakes amend ; 
I view’d the sinners’ lives before, 
But here I learn’d their end. 
p 9 On what a slipp’ry steep 
The thoughtless wretches go! 
a And, oh, that dreadful, fiery deep 
That waits their fall below ! 
e 10 Lord, at thy feet I bow, 
My thoughts no more repine ; 
—I call my God my portion now ; 
And all my powers are thine. 


PSALM 74. C. M. Wantage. [*] 


The Church, in Affliction, pleading with God. 
1 ILL God for ever cast us off? 
His wrath for ever smoke— 

Against the people of his love, 

His little chosen flock ? 

e 2 Think of the tribes, so dearly bought 

With their Redeemer’s blood ; 
Nor let thy Zion be forgot, 

Where once thy glory stood. 


164 z PSALM 74. ~~ 
o 3 Lift up thy feet, and march in haste ; 
Aloud our ruin calls ; 
e See what a wide, and fearful waste 
Is made within thy walls. 
4 [Where once thy churches pray’d and sang, 
Thy foes profanely roar: 
Over thy gates their ensigns hang, 
Sad tokens of their power. 


5 How are the seats of worship broke! 
They tear thy buildings down; 
And he who deals the heaviest stroke, 
» Procures the chief renown. 


6 With flames they threaten to destroy 
Thy children in their nest ; 

‘Come, let us burn at once, they cry, 
‘The temple and the priest.’ 

7 And still, to heighten our distress, 
Thy presence is withdrawn ; 

Thy wonted signs of power and grace, 
Thy power and grace are gone. 

8 No prophet speaks to calm our woes, 
But all the seers mourn ; 

There’s not a soul amongst us knows 
The time of thy return.] 


PAUSE. 


p 9 How long, eternal God, how long 
Shall men of pride blaspheme! 
Shall saints be made their endless song, 
And bear immortal shame ? 


10 [Canst thou for ever sit and hear 
Thy holy name profan’d ? 

And still thy jealousy forbear, 
And still withhold thy hand 7] 


e 11 What strange deliv’rance hast thou shown, 
In ages long before! 
—And now, no other God we own, 
No other God adore. 
12 [Thou didst divide the raging sea, 
By thy resistless might, 
To make thy tribes a wondrous way ; 
And then secure their flight. 


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PSALM 75. 165 


13 Is not the world of nature thine— 
The darkness and the day ? 

Didst thou not bid the mnOrHINS shine, 
And mark the sun his way? 

14 Hath not thy power form’d ev’ry coast, 
And set the earth its bounds, 

With summer’s heat, and winter’s frost, 
In their perpetual rounds ? 

15 And shall the sons of earth and dust 
That sacred power blaspheme ? 

Will not that hand which form’d them first, 
Avenge thine injur’d name ?] 

16 Think on the cov’nant thou hast made, 
And all thy words of love ; 

Nor let the birds of prey invade, 
And vex thy mourning dove. 

17 [Our foes would triumph in our blood, 
And make our hope their jest : 

Plead thine own cause, almighty God, 
And give thy children rest.] 


PSALM 75. L. M. Blendon. [*] 
Power and Government from God alone. 
1 3) ak thee, most Holy and most High, 
To thee we bring our thankful praise ; 
Thy works declare thy name is nigh— 
Thy works of wonder and of grace. 
2 [‘ To slav’ry doom’d, thy chosen sons 
‘Beheld their foes triumphant TISE ; 
* And, sore oppress’d by earthly thrones, 
c “They sought the Sovereign of the skies. 
‘” Twas then, great God, with equal power, 

: Arose thy vengeance and ‘thy grace, 
‘'To scourge their legions from the shore, 
‘And save the remnant of thy race.’] 
4 Let haughty sinners sink their pride ; 
Nor lift so high their scornful head ; 
But lay their foolish thoughts aside, 
And own the powers that God hath made. 
5 Such honours never come by chance, 
Nor do the winds promotion blow; 
Tis God, the Judge, doth one advance : 
Tis God, that lays another low. 


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166 - PSALM 76. 4 

6 No vain pretence to royal birth, 

Shall fix a tyrant on the throne ; 

God, the great Sovereign of the earth, 

Will rise, and make his justice known. 

7 [His hand holds out the dreadful cup 

Of vengeance mix’d with various plagues, 

To make the wicked drink them up, 

Wring out and taste the bitter dregs. 

8 Now shall the Lord exalt the just ; 

And while he tramples on the proud, 

And lays their glory in the dust, 

My lips shall sing his praise aloud.] 


PSALM 76. C. M. Bedford. [*] 


God in Zion terrible to her Enemies. 


1 BN Judah, God of old was known, 
His name in Israel great ; 
In Salem stood his holy throne, 
And Zion was his seat. 
2 [Among the praises of his saints, 
His dwelling there he chose: 
There he receiv’d their just complaints 
Against their haughty foes.] 
o 3 From Zion went his dreadful word, 
And broke the threat’ning spear, 
The bow, the arrows, and the sword ; 
And crush’d th’ Assyrian war. ~ 
e 4 What are the earth’s wide kingdoms else, 
But mighty hills of prey ? 
—The hill on which JEHOVAH dwells, 
o Is glorious more than they. 
5 ?'Twas Zion’s King that stopt the breath, 
Of captains and their bands: 
The men of might slept fast in death, 
And never found their hands. 
d 6 At thy rebuke, O Jacob’s God, 
Both horse and chariot fell : 
Who knows the terrour of thy rod! 
Thy vengeance who can tell 7] 
e 7 What power can stand before his sight, 
When once his wrath appears ? 


PSALM 7177. 16% 


a When Heaven shines round with dreadful light, 
a The earth lies still and fears. 
—8s When God, in his own sovereign ways, 
Comes down to save th’ oppress’d, 
The wrath of man shall work his praise ; 
And he’II restrain the rest. 
9 [Vow to the Lord, and tribute bring; 
Ye princes, fear his frown: 
His terrours shake the proudest king, 
And cut an army down. 
10 The thunder of his sharp rebuke 
Our haughty foes shall feel : 
For Jacob’s God hath not forsook, 
But dwells in Zion still.] 
PSALM 77. C. M. 1st Part. Abridge. [b] 


Melancholy and Hope. 
el EEXO God I cry’d with mournful voice, 
I sought his gracious ear, 
In the sad day when troubles rose, 
And fill’d my heart with fear. 
p 2 Sad were my days, and dark my nights, 
My soul refus’d relief ; 
I thought on God, the just and wise, 
But thoughts increas’d my grief. 
3 [Still I complain’d, and still oppress’d 
My heart began to break : 
My God, thy wrath forbade my rest, 
And kept my eyes awake. 
4 My overwhelming sorrows grew, 
Till I could speak no more ; 
Then I within myself withdrew, 
And call’d thy judgments o’er. 
5 I call’d back years and ancient times, 
When I beheld thy face ; 
My spirit search’d for secret crimes, 
That might withhold thy grace. 
6 I call’d thy mercies to my mind, 
Which I enjoy’d before : 
And will the Lord no more be kind ? 
His face appear no more ?] 
e 7% Will he for ever cast me off? 
His promise ever fail ? , 


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168 PSALM 177. 
p Has he forgot his tender love? 
Shall anger still prevail ? 
—8 But I forbid this hopeless thought, 
This dark, despairing frame, 
Rememb’ring what thy hand hath wrought; 
Thy hand is still the same. 
o 9 Ill think again of all thy ways, 
And talk thy wonders o’er ; 
Thy wonders of recov’ring grace, 
When flesh could hope no more. 
o 10 Grace dwells with justice on the throne ; 
— And men who love thy word, 
Have in thy sanctuary known 
The counsels of the Lord. 
C. M. 2nd Part. Wantage. [*] 


Israel brought from Egypt to Canaan. 
el‘ ; ; OW awful is thy chast’ning rod’— 
(May thine own children say) 
‘ The great, the wise, the dreadful God! 
‘How holy is his way!’ 
—2 [I'll meditate his works of old; 
‘The King who reigns above, 
I’ll hear his ancient wonders told, 
And learn to trust his love.] 
3 Long did the house of Joseph lie, 
With Egypt’s yoke oppress’d ; 
Long he delay’d to hear their cry, 
Nor gave his people rest. 
4 The sons of good old Jacob seem’d 
Abandon’d to their foes ; 
o But his almighty arm redeem’d 
The nation that he chose. 
—5 Israel, his people and his sheep, 
Must follow where he calls; 
He bade them venture through the deep, 
And made the waves their walls! 
e 6 The waters saw thee, mighty God, 
The waters saw thee come ; 
u Backward they fled, and frighted stood, 
o To make thine armies room. 
—7 Strange was thy journey through the sea 
Thy footsteps, Lord, unknown ; 


PSALM 7s. 169 


Terrours attend the wondrous way, 
That brings thy mercies down. 
8 [Thy voice, with terrour in the sound, 
Through clouds and darkness broke ; 
All heaven in lightning shone around, 
And earth with thunder shook. 
9 Thine arrows through the sky were hurl’d ; 
How glorious is the Lord! 
Surprise and trembling seiz’d the world, 
d his own saints ador’d. 
—10 He gave them water from the rock ; 
And safe, by Moses’ hand, 
Through a dry desert led his flock, 
Home to the promis’d land.] 


PSALM 78. C. M. 1st Part. Mear. [*] 
Providence of God rehearsed to Children. 
1 tas children hear the mighty deeds, 
Which God perform’d of old ; 
Which in our younger years we saw, 
And which our fathers told. 
2 He bids us make his glories known, 
His works of power and grace ; 
And we'll convey his wonders down 
Through ey’ry rising race. 
3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, 
And they again to theirs ; 
That generations, yet unborn, 
May teach them to their heirs. 
4 Thus shall they learn, in God alone 
Their hope securely stands ; 
That they may ne’er forget his works, 
But practise his commands. 


C. M. 2nd Part.' China. [b *] 
Tsrael’s Rebellion and Punishment. 
1 WHAT a stiff rebellious house 
Was Jacob’s ancient race ! 
False to their own most solemn vows, 
And to their Maker’s grace. 
2 They broke the cov’nant of his love, 
And did his laws despise; 
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170 PSALM 1%. 


Forgot the works he wrought, to prove 
His power before their eyes. 

3 They saw the plagues on Egypt light, 
From his revenging hand ; 

What dreadful tokens of his might 
Spread o’er the stubborn land! 

4 They saw him cleave the mighty sea, 
And march’d with safety through, 
With wat’ry walls to guard their way, 

Till they had ’scaped the foe. 
(5 A wondrous pillar mark’d the road, 
Compos’d of shade and light ; 
By day it prov’d a shelt’ring cloud, 
A leading fire by night. 
6 He from the rock their thirst supply’d ; 
The gushing waters fell, 
And ran in rivers by their side, 
A constant miracle.) 
e 7 Yet they provok’d the Lord most high, 
And dar’d distrust his hand : 
d ‘Can he with bread our host supply, 
‘ Amidst this desert land ?? 
8 The Lord with indignation heard, 
g _ And caus’d his wrath to flame; 
His terrours ever stand prepar’d 
To vindicate his name. 


C. M. 3rd Part. Reading. [* b] 
Chastisement and Salvation. 


1 S's (bares Israel sins, the Lord reproves, 
t And fills their hearts with dread ; 

Yet he forgives the men he loves, 
And sends them heavenly bread. 

2 He fed them with a lib’ral hand, 
And made his treasures known ; 

He gave the midnight clouds command 
To pour provision down. 

3 The manna, like a morning shower, 
Lay thick around their feet ; 

The corn of heaven, so light, so pure, 
As though ’twere angel’s meat. 


aah 


PSALM 78. 171 


4 But they in murm’ring language said, 
* Manna is all our feast ; 

‘We loath this light, this airy bread, 
‘We must have flesh to taste.’ 


5 ‘Ye shall have flesh to please your lust,’ 
The Lord in wrath reply’d ; 

And sent them quails, like sand or dust, 
Heap’d up from side to side. 

6 He gave them all their own desire ; 
And greedy as they fed, 

His vengeance burnt with secret fire, 
And smote the rebels dead. 


7 When some were slain, the rest return’d, 
And sought the Lord with tears ; 

Under the rod they fear’d and mourn’d, 
But soon forgot their fears. 


8 Oft he chastis’d, and still forgave, 
Till, by his gracious hand, 
The nation he resolv’d to save, 
Possess’d the promis’d land.] 
L. M. Bath. [b]~ 


V. 32, &c.—Saints corrected and saved. 
1 Mca God, how oft did Israel prove, 
By turns, thine anger and thy love! 
There, in a glass, our hearts may see 
How fickle and how false they be. 
2 How soon the faithless Jews forgot 
The dreadful wonders God had wrought! 
Then they provoke him to his face ; 
Nor fear his power, nor trust his grace. 
3 The Lord consum’d their years in pain, 
And made their travels long and vain ; 
A tedious march, through unknown ways, 
Wore out their strength, and spent their days. 
4 Oft, when they saw their brethren slain, 
They mourn’d and sought the Lord again ; 
Call’d him the Rock of their abode, 
Their high Redeemer, and their God. 


5 Their prayers and vows before him rise, 
As flatt’ring words, or solemn lies ; 

While their rebellious tempers prove 
False to his cov’nant and his love. 


172 PSALM 80. 


6 Yet did his sovereign grace forgive 
The men, who ne’er deservy’d to live : 
His anger oft away he turn’d, 

Or else with gentle flame it burn’d. 

7 He saw their flesh was weak and frail ; 
He saw temptation still prevail ; 

The God of Abraham lov’d them still, 
And led them to his holy hill. 


PSALM 80. L. M. Dresden. Moreton. [b] 
The Church in Affliction. 
1 Cs Shepherd of thine Israel, 
Who didst between the cherubs dwell, 
And ledst the tribes, thy chosen sheep, 
Safe through the desert and the deep :— 
e 2 Thy Church is in the desert now ; 
—Shine from on high, and guide it through; 
Turn us to thee, thy love restore ; 
We shall be sav’d, and sigh no more. 
3 [Great God, whom heavenly hosts obey, 
How long shall we lament and pray, 
And wait in vain thy kind return? 
How long shall thy fierce anger burn ? 
PAUSE THE FIRST. 
4 Instead of wine and cheerful bread, 
Thy saints with their own tears are fed ; 
Turn us to thee; thy love restore: 
We shall be sav’d and sigh no more.] 
e 5 Hast thou not planted, with thy hand, 
A lovely vine in this our land? 
Did not thy power defend it round, 
And heavenly dews enrich the ground ? 
—6 How did the spreading branches shoot, 
And bless the nation with the fruit! 
e But now, O Lord, look down and see 
Thy mourning Vine, that lovely tree. 
7 Why is its beauty thus defac’d P 
Why hast thou laid its fences waste ? 
—Strangers and foes against it jom, 
And ev’ry beast devours the vine. 
8 Return, almighty God, return ; 
p Nor let thy bleeding vineyard mourn : 


PSALM 81. 


—Turn us to thee, thy love restore ; 
o We shall be sav’d, and sigh no more. 
PAUSE THE SECOND. 

9 [Lord, when this vine in Canaan grew, 
Thou wast its strength and glory too! 
Attack’d in vain by all its foes, 
Tili the fair Branch of promise rose. 
10 Fair Branch, ordain’d of old to shoot 
From David’s stock, from Jacob’s root ; 
Himself a noble Vine, and we 
The lesser branches of the Tree. 
11 Tis thy own Son; and he shall stand, 
Girt with thy strength, .at thy right hand ; 
Thy first born Son, adorn’d and blest 
With power and grace above the rest. 
12 Oh, for his sake, attend our cry, 
Shine on thy churches, lest they die ; 
Turn us to thee, thy love restore : 
We shall be sav’d, and sigh no more.] 


173 


PSALM 81. 8S. M. Aylesbury. Dover. [*] 


V.1,8—16. Saints warned and exhorted. 
1 ING to the Lord, aloud, 
And make a joyful noise : 
o God is our Strength, our Saviour God ; 
Let Israel hear his voice: 
e 2 ‘From vile idolatry, 
‘Preserve my worship clean ; 
‘IT am the Lord, who set thee free 
‘From slavery and from sin. 
—3 ‘Stretch thy desires abroad, 
‘And [’ll supply them well; 
e ‘But if ye will refuse your God, 
‘Tf Israel will rebel ;— ; 
d4 ‘Vllleave them,’ saith the Lord, 
‘'To their own lusts a prey ; 
‘And let them run the dang’rous road— 
‘Tis their own chosen way. 
5 ‘Yet, oh that all my saints 
‘Would hearken to my voice ! 
—‘ Soon I would ease their sore complaints, 
‘ And bid their hearts rejoice. 
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174 PSALM 832, 83. 


06 ‘While I destroy their foes, 
‘I'd richly feed my flock ; 
‘ And they should taste the stream, that flows 
‘From their eternal Rock.’ 


~ PSALM 82. L. M. Old Hundred. [*]~ 


God Supreme ; or, Magistrates warned. 
1 MONG th’ assemblies of the great, 
A greater Ruler takes his seat : 
The God of heaven, as Judge, surveys 
Those gods on earth, and all their ways. 

e 2 Why will ye then a wicked laws ? 
Or why support th’ unrighteous cause ? 
When will ye once defend the poor, 

That sinners vex the saints no more ? 

e 3 They know not, Lord, nor will they know , 
Dark are the ways in which they go ; 
Their name of earthly gods is vain ; 

For they shall fall and die like men. 

o 4 Arise, O Lord, and let thy Son 
Possess his universal throne, 

o And rule the nations with his rod: 

g He is our Judge, and he our God. 

PSALM 83. S. M. Lattle Marlboro’. [b] 


A complaint against Persecutors. 
1 mi oe will the God of grace 
Perpetual silence keep ? 
The Ged of justice hold his peace, 
And let his vengeance sleep ? 
2 Behold, what cursed snares 
The men of mischief spread ; 
The men, who hate thy saints and thee, 
Lift up their threat’ning head. 
e 3. Against thy hidden ones 
Their counsels they employ ; 
And malice; with her watchful eye, 
Pursues them to destroy. 
4 [The noble and the base 
Into thy pastures leap: 
The lion and the stupid ass 
Conspire to vex thy sheep. 
d5  ‘Comie let us join, they cry, 
‘To root them from the ground; — 


PSALM 84. 175 
‘Till not the name of saints remain, 
‘Nor mem’ry shall be found.’ 
6 Awake, almighty God, 
And call thy wrath to mind ; 
Give them like forests to the fire, 
Or stubble to the wind.] 
—7 Convince their madness, Lord, 
And make them seek thy name ; 
Or else their stubborn rage confound, 
That they may die in shame. 
o 8 Then shall the nations know 
That glorious dreadful word— 
g JEHOVAH—“s thy name alone, 43 
And thou the sévereign Lord. ~ 


PSALM 84. L. M. 1st Part. Moreton. [*] 
The Pleasure of Public Worship. 
1 “OW pleasant, how divinely fair, 
H -O Lord of hosts, thy dwellings are! 

With long desire my spirit faints, 
To meet th’ assemblies of thy saints. 

e 2 My flesh would rest in thine abode, 
My panting heart cries out for God ; 

e My God, my King, why should I be 
So far from all my joys and thee ? 
3 [The sparrow chooses where to rest, 
And for her young provides her nest ; 
But will my God to sparrows grant 
That pleasure which his children want ?] 

o 4 Blest are the saints who sit on high, 
Around thy throne of majesty ; 

o Thy brightest glories shine above, . 
And all their work is praise and love. 

o 5 Blest are the souls, who find a place 
Within the temple of thy grace ; 

—There they behold thy gentler rays, 
And seek thy face, and learn thy praise. 

o 6 Blest are the men, whose hearts are set 
To find the way to Zion’s gate ; 

o God is their strength : and through the road, 
They lean upon their helper God... 


176 _.. PSALM 84. 2 ea 

o 7 Cheerful they walk with growing strength, 
Till all shall meet in Heaven at length ; 

s Till all before thy face appear, 
And join in nobler worship there. Portugal. 
L. M. 2nd Part. Castle-street. Green’s. [*] 


God and his Church: or Grace and Glory. 
1 Ges God, attend while Zion sings 
The joy that from thy presence springs ; 
To spend one day with thee on earth, 

e Exceeds a thousand days of mirth. 

2 Might I enjoy the meanest place, 
Within thy house, O God of grace ; 

—Not tents of ease, nor thrones of power, 
Should tempt my feet to leave the door. 

o 3 God is our Sun, he makes our day; 
God is our Shield, he guards our way 
From all th’ assaults of hell and sin, 

From foes without and foes within. 

—4 All needful grace will God bestow, 
And crown that grace with glory too; 

He gives us all things, and withholds 
No real good from upright souls. 

g 5 O God our King, whose sovereign sway 
The glorious hosts of heaven obey, 

And devils at thy presence flee, 
Blest is the man who trusts in thee. 
Paraphrased in C. M. Doxology. Arundel. [*} 
Ver. 1, 4,2, 3,10. God present in his Churches. 
el MM soul, how lovely is the place, 
To which thy God resorts! 
—’Tis heaven, to see his smiling face, 
Though in his earthly courts. 
o 2 There the great Monarch of the skies 
His saving power displays ; 
o And light breaks in upon our eyes, 
With kind and quick’ning rays. 
b 3 With his rich gifts the heav’nly Dove 
Descends, and fills the place ; 
—While Christ reveals his wondrous love, 
And sheds abroad his grace. 


o 4 There, mighty God, thy words declare 
The secrets of thy will; 


PSALM 84. 


And still we seek thy mercies there ; 
And sing thy praises sull. 
—5 [My heart and flesh cry out for thee, 
While far from thine abode: 
p When shall I tread thy courts, and see 
My Saviour and my God ? 
—6 The sparrow builds herself a nest, 
And suffers no remove ; 
e O make me like the sparrows blest, 
To dwell but where I love. 
—7 To sit one day beneath thine eye, 
And hear thy gracious voice, 
Exceeds a whole eternity 
Employ’d in carnal joys. 
e 8 Lord, at thy threshold I would wait, 
While Jesus is within ; 
Rather than fill a throne of state, 
Or live in tents of sin. 
—9 Could I command the spacious land, 
And the more boundless sea, 
For one blest hour at thy right hand, 
I’d give them both away.] 
P. M. Bethesda. [*] 


Longing for the House of God. 
i ORD of the worlds above, 
How pleasant, and how fair, 
The dwellings of thy love, 
Thy earthly temples are! 
To thine abode 
My heart aspires ; 
With warm desires 
To see my God. 
2 [The sparrow for her young 
With pleasure seeks a nest ; 
And wand’ring swallows long 
To find their wonted rest! 
My spirit faints, 
With equal zeal, 
To rise and dwell 
Among thy saints. ] 
o 3 O happy souls who pray. 
Where God appoints to hear! | 


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178 PSALM 84. 
O happy men, who pay 
Their constant service there! 

They praise thee still; 
And happy they, 

Who love the way 

To Zion’s hill. 

—4 They go from strength to strength, 
Through this dark vale of tears; 
Till each arrives at length, 

Till each in heaven appears. 

O Oh glorious seat, 

When God our King 
Shall thither bring 


Our willing feet! 
. PAUSE. 


e [5 To spend one sacred day 
Where God and saints abide, 
Affords diviner joy, 

Than thousand days beside: 
Where God resorts, 
T love it more 
To keep the door, 
Than shine in courts.} 

—6 God is our Sun and Shield, 
Our light and our defence; 
With gifts his hands are fill’d, 
We draw our. blessings thence. 

He will bestow, 
On Jacob’s race, 
Peculiar grace, 
And glory too. 

o 7 The Lord his people loves; 
His hand no good withholds 
From those his. heart approves, 
From pure and pious souls... .. 

0 Thrice happy he, 

O God of hosts, 
Whose spirit trusts 
Alone in thee. 


PSALM 85. L. M. 1st Part. All-Saints. [*] 


V.1—8. Deliverance begun and completed. 


1 L ORD, thow hast call’d thy grace to mind, 
' Thou hast revers’d our heavy doom ; 


: PSALM 85, 86. 179 
So God forgave, when Israel sinn’d, 
And brought his wand’ring captives home. 
2 Thou hast begun to set us free, 
And made thy fiercest wrath abate ; 
Now let our hearts be turn’d to thee, 
And thy salvation be complete. 
e 3 Revive our dying graces, Lord, 
And let thy saints in thee rejoice ; 
Make known thy truth, fulfil thy word ; 
We wait for praise to tune our voice. 
—4 We wait to hear what God will say: 
o He'll speak, and give his people peace: 
—But let them run no more astray, 
e Lest his returning wrath increase. Armley. 


L. M. 2nd Part. Islington. Oporto. [*] 
Ver. 9, &c.—Salvation by Christ. 
1 ALVATION is for ever nigh. 
The souls who fear and trust the Lord; 
And grace, descending from on high, 
Fresh hopes of glory shall afford. 
b 2 Mercy and truth on earth are met, 
Since Christ the Lord came down from heaven; 
By his obedience so complete, 
Justice is pleas’d, and peace is given. 
o 3 Now truth and honour shall abound, 
Religion dwell on earth again, 
And heavenly influence bless the ground, 
In our Redeemer’s gentle reign. 
—4 His righteousness is gone before, 
To give us free access to God ; 
Our wand’ring feet shall stray no more, 
But mark his steps, and keep the road. 


PSALM 86. C. M. 1st Part. York. [*] 
"MONG the on Song of het to oat 

1 ‘ the princes, earthly gods, 
A There’s none hath power Divine ; 

Nor is their nature, mighty Lord, 
Nor are their works, like thine. 

2 The nations thou hast made, shali bring 
Their offerings round thy throne ; 

For thou alone dost wondrous things ; 
For thou art God alone. 


ao. 2 cya, oe 
160 ~PSALMsys80. 
e 3 Lord, I would walk with holy feet; — 
Teach me thy heavenly ways; 
And my poor scatter’d thoughts unite 
In God, my Father’s praise. 
o 4 Great is thy mercy, and my tongue 
Shall those sweet wonders tell ;— 
How, by thy grace, my sinking soul 
Rose from the deeps of hell. 


PSALM 87. L. M. Green’s. Leeds. [*] 
The Church is the Birth-place of the Saints. 
1 OD, in his earthly temple, lays 
G Foundations for his heavenly praise : 
e He likes the tents of Jacob well ; 
o But still in Zion loves to dwell. 


e 2 His mercy visits ev’ry house, 
That pay their night and morning vows; 
o But makes a more delightful stay, 
Where churches meet to praise and pray. 
e 3 What glories were describ’d of old— 
What wonders are of Zion told! 
o Thou city of our God below, 
Thy fame shall Tyre and Egypt know. 
o 4 Egypt and Tyre, and Greek and Jew, 
Shall there begin their lives anew : 
s Angels and men shall join to sing 
The Hill where living waters spring. 
—5 When God makes up his last account 
Of natives in his holy mount, 
Twill be an honour to appear, 
As one new-born or nourish’d there ! 


PSALM 89. L. M. 1st Part. Nantwich. [*] 
Covenant with Christ, the true David. 
1 OR ever shall my song record 
The truth and mercy of the Lord, 
o Mercy and truth for ever stand, 
Like heaven, establish’d by his hand. 
2 Thus to his Son he swore, and said, 
d ‘With thee my cov’nant first is made ; 
‘In thee shall dying sinners live ; 
‘Glory and grace are thine to give. 


>) eae - : og 
PSALM | 181 

3 ‘Be thou my Prophet, thou my Priest ; 
‘Thy children shall be ever blest: 
‘Thou art my chosen King; thy throne 
‘Shall stand eternal, like my own. 
4 ‘There’s none of all my sons above, 
‘So much my image, or my love: 
* Celestial powers thy subjects are; 
‘Then what can earth to thee compare ? 
5 ‘David, my servant, whom I chose, 
‘To guard my flock, to crush my foes, 
‘And rais’d him to the Jewish throne, 
‘Was but a shadow of my Son.’ 

o 6 Now let the church rejoice, and sing 
Jesus, her Saviour and her King; 

s Angels his heavenly wonders show, 
And saints declare his works below. Tvruro. 

C. M. 1st Part. Colchester. Abridge. [*] 
The Faithfulness of God. 
1 Y never-ceasing songs shall show 
The mercies of the Lord, 
And make succeeding ages know 
How faithful is his word. 


2 The sacred truths, his lips pronounce, 
Shall firm as heaven endure ; 
And if he speaks a promise once, 
Th’ eternal grace is sure. 
e 3 How long the race of David held 
The promis’d Jewish throne! 
o But there’s a nobler cov’nant seal’d 
To David’s greater Son. 


o 4 His seed for ever shall possess 
A throne above the skies: 
The meanest subject of his grace 
Shall to that glory rise. 


g 5 Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways 
Are sung by saints above ; 
And saints on earth their honours raise 
To thy unchanging love. 
C. M. 2nd Part. Plymouth. [b] 


V. 7, &e—Majesty of God: or, Reverential Worship. 
ent W ITH rev’rence let the saints appear, 
And bow before the Lord ; 
16 


182 PSALM 89. 


His high commands with rev’rence hear, — 
And tremble at his word. 
a 2 How terrible thy glories rise ! 
— How bright thy beauties shine! 
e Where is the power with thee that vies? 
Or truth compar’d with thine ? 
g 3 The northern pole, and southern, rest 
On thy supporting hand ; 
Darkness and day, from east to west, 
Move round at thy command. 
o 4 Thy words the raging winds control, 
And rule the boist’rous deep ; 
Thou mak’st the sleeping billows roll, 
The rolling billows sleep. 
—5 Heaven, earth, and air, and sea are thine, 
e _ And the dark world of hell: 
a How did thine arm in vengeance shine, 
When Egypt durst rebel! 
g¢ 6 Justice and judgment are thy throne, 
— Yet wondrous is thy grace: 
o While truth and mercy, join’d in one, 
Invite us near thy face. 
C. M. 3rd Part. Devizes. [*] 
Ver. 15, &¢.—A Blessed Gospel. 
1 B LEST are the souls, who hear and know 
' The gospel’s joyful sound ; 
Peace shall attend the paths they go, 
And light their steps surround. 
2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up, 
Through their Redeemer’s name : 
His righteousness exalts their hope; 
Nor Satan dares condemn. 
o 3 The Lord, our glory and defence, 
Strength and salvation gives: 
g Israel, thy King for ever reigns, — 
hy God for ever lives. 
C. M. 4th Part. Mear. [*] 
Ver. 19, &¢.—Christ’s Mediatorial Kingdom. 
1 EAR what the Lord in vision said, 
E And made his mercy known: 
d ‘Sinners, behold your help is laid 
n my almighty Son. 


PSALM 89. 183 
2 ‘Behold the Man, my wisdom chose 


‘ Among your mortal race ; 
‘His head my holy oil o’erflows, 
‘The Spirit of my grace. 


o 3 ‘High shall he reign on David’s throne, 
‘My people’s better King ; 
‘My arm shall beat his riv als down, 
‘ And still new subjects bring. 


—4 ‘My truth shall guard him in his way, 
* With mercy by his side ; = 

o ‘While, in my name, o’er earth and sea 
‘He shall in triumph ride. 


—5 ‘Me for his Father, and his God, 
‘He shall for ever own; 
‘Call me his Rock, his high Abode ; 
o ‘And Ill support my Son. 


g6 ‘My first-born Son, array’d in grace, 
* At my right hand shall sit ; 
‘Beneath him angels know their place, 
‘ And monarchs at his feet. 


d 7 ‘My cov’nant stands for ever fast ; 
‘My promises are strong 
‘Firm as the heavens his throne shall last, 
‘His seed endure as long.’ 


C. M. 5th Part. St. Asaph’s. [*] 
Ver. 30, &-—The Covenant of Grace, ordered and surz. 


i ET, ? saith the Lord, ‘if David’s race, 
‘The children of my Son, 
e ‘Should break my laws, abuse my grace, 
‘ And tempt mine anger down ;— 


‘ Their sins I’l] visit with the rod, 
heel make their folly smart; 

—‘ But I'll not cease to be their God, 
‘Nor from my truth depart. 


3 ‘My cov’nant I will ne’er revoke, 

‘But keep my grace in mind; 
‘And what eternal love hath spoke, 

‘Eternal truth shall bind. 


oa 


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184 PSALM 89. 


e 4 ‘Once have I sworn, (I need no more,) 
‘And pledg’d my holiness, 
‘To seal the sacred promise sure 
‘To David and his race: 
o 5 ‘The sun shall see his offspring rise, 
‘ And spread from sea to sea; 
‘ Long as he travels round the skies, 
‘'To give the nations day. 
g 6 ‘Sure, as the moon that rules the night, 
‘His kingdom shall endure ; 
‘Till the fix’d laws of shade and light 
‘ Shall be observ’d no more.’ 


L. M. 2nd Part. Pleyel’s. [b] 

V. 47, &e.—Mortality and Hope.—.4 Funeral Psalm. 
el EMEMBER, Lord, our mortal state, 
p How frail our life, how short our date ! 

Where is the man, who draws his breath, 
Safe from disease, secure from death ? 
—2 Lord, while we see whole nations die, 

Our flesh and sense repme and cry, 

p ‘Must death for ever rage and reign? 

‘Or, hast thou made mankind in vain ? 

3 ‘Where is thy promise to the just ? 

‘ Are not thy servants turn’d to dust ?? 
—But faith forbids these mournful sighs, 
o And sees the sleeping dust arise. 

4 That glorious hour, that dreadful day 

Wipes the reproach of saints away, 

Aad clears the honour of thy word ; 

s Awake our souls, and bless the Lord. 


P. M. Harlington. [b*] 
Ver. 47, &c.—-Life, Death, and the Resurrection. — 
e 1 Wer mighty God, on feeble man; 
e How few his hours, how short his span! 
— Short from the eradle to the grave : 
e Who can secure his vital breath, 
Against the bold demands of death, 

With skill to fly, or power to save ? 
—2 Lord, shall it be for ever said, 
d ‘The race of man was only made 

‘For sickness, sorrow, and the dust sale 


cS et 


PSALM 90. _ 185 


e Are not thy servants, day by day, 
Sent to their graves, and turn’d to clay P 
e Lord, where’s thy kindness to the just ?. 


—3 Hast thou not promis’d to thy Son, 
And all his seed, a heavenly crown ? 
p _ But flesh and sense indulge despair ; 
o For ever blessed be the Lord, 
That faith can read his holy word, 
And find a resurrection there. 


o 4 For ever blessed be the Lord, 
Who gives his saints a long reward, 
— For all their toil, reproach, and pain: 
s Let all below, and all above, 
Join to proclaim thy wondrous love, 
g And each repeat their lud—AMEN. 


PSALM 90. L. M. Carthage. Worship. [*b] 
Man mortal, and God eternal. 
1 ea ey’ry age, eternal God, 
Thou art our rest, our safe abode ; 
High was thy throne, e’er heaven was made, 
Or earth thy humLle footstool laid. 
2 Long hadst thou reign’d, ere time began, 
Or dust was fashion’d into man ; 
And long thy kingdom shall endure, 
When earth and time shall be no more. 
e 3 But man, weak man, is born to die, 
Made up of guilt and vanity ; 
a Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was just,— 
d ‘Return, ye sinners, to your dust.’ 
—4 [A thousand of our years amount 
Scarce to a day, in thie account ; 
Like yesterday’s departed light, 
_ Or the last watch of ending night.] - 


—5 Death, like an overflowing stream, 
Sweeps us away ; our life’s a dream ; 
p An empty tale ; a morning flower, 
Cut down and wither’d in an hour. 
6 [Our age to seventy years is set: 
How short the term! how frail the state ! 
And if to eighty we arrive, 
We rather sigh and groan, than live. 
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186 PSALM 90. 


7 But oh, how oft thy wrath appears, 

And cuts off our expected years ; 

Thy wrath awakes our humble dread ; 

We fear the power that strikes us dead.] 
—8s Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man; 

And kindly lengthen out our span; 

Till a wise care of piety 

Fit us to die, and dwell with thee. 


M. ist Part. Wantage. [hb] 
Ver. 1—5.—Men frail, and God eternal. 


1 OLE God, our help in ages past, 
Our hope for years to come ; 
Our shelter from the stormy blast, 
And our eternal home : 


2 Under the shadow of thy throne, 
Thy saints have dwelt secure ; 
Sufficient is thine arm alone, 
And our defence is sure. 
3 [Before the hills in order stood, 
Or earth receiv’d her frame ; 
From everlasting thou art God ; 
To endless years the same. 
4 Thy word commands our flesh to dust, 
‘Return, ye sons of men;’ 
All nations rose from earth at first, 
And turn to earth again.] 
5 A thousand ages, in thy sight, 
Are like an evening gone; 
Short as the watch that ends the night, 
Before the rising sun. 
6 [The busy tribes of flesh and blood, 
With all their lives and cares, 
_ Are carry’d downwards by the flood, 
And lost in following years. ] 
e % Time, like an ever-rolling stream, 
Bears all its sons away ; 
They fly, forgotten, as a dream 
Dies at the opening day. 
o 8 Like flowery fields the nations stand, 
Pleas’d with the morning light: 
e The flowers, beneath the mower’s hand 
Lie with’ring, ere ’tis night. 


PSALM 90. 187 


—9 Our God, our help in ages past, 
Our hope for years to come, 
Be thou our guard while troubles last, 
And our eternal home. 


C. M. 2nd Part. China. [b] 

V. 8, 11, 9, 10, 12.—Mortality, and preparation for Death. 
el ORD, if thine eyes survey our faults, 
And justice grows severe, 

Thy dreadful wrath exceeds our thoughts, 
And burns beyond our fear. 


2 Thine anger turns our frame to dust: 
p _ By one offence to thee, 
Adam and all his sons have lost 
Their mmortality. 


3 Life, like a vain amusement, flies ; 
A fable or a song: 

By swift degrees our nature dies, 
Nor can our joys be long. 


e 4 ’Tis but a few whose days amount 
To three score years and ten ; 

p And all, beyond that short account, 
Is sorrow, toil, arid pain. 


e 5 [Our vitals, with laborious strife, 
Bear up the crazy load ; 
And drag those poor remains of life 
Along the tiresome road.] 


—6 Almighty God, reveal thy love, 
And not thy wrath alone ; 
Oh, let our sweet experience prove 
The mercies of thy throne. 


4 Our souls would learn the heavenly art, 
T’ improve the hours we have ; 
That we may act the wiser part, 
And live beyond the grave. 
C. M. 3x4 Part. Canterbury. [b] 
Ver. 13, &c.— Breathing after Heaven. 
1 ETURN, O God of love, return ; 
Earth is a tiresome place: 
How long shall we, thy children, mourn 
Our absence from thy face P 


188 PSALM 90, 91. 


2 Let heaven succeed our painful years ; 
. Let sin and sorrow cease ; 
And in proportion to our tears, 
So make our joys increase. 
3 Thy wonders to thy servants show, 
Make thine own work complete ; 
Then shall our souls thy glory know, 
And own thy love was great. 
o 4 Then shall we shine before thy throne, 
In all thy beauty, Lord ; 
And the poor service we have done 
Meet a divine reward. 


S. M. Aylesbury. [b] 
V. 5,10, 12—The Frailty and Shortness of Life. 
1 L Bn what a feeble piece 
Is this our mortal frame! 
e Our life—how poor a trifle ’tis, 
That scarce deserves the name! 
p 2 Alas, the brittle clay 
That built our bodies first! 
And ev’ry month, and ev’ry day, 
Tis mould’ring back to dust. 
—3 Our moments fly apace, 
Nor will our minutes stay ; 
o Just like a flood, our hasty days 
Are sweeping us away. 
4 Well, if our days must fly, 
We'll keep their end im sight ; 
We'll spend them all in wisdom’s way, 
And let them speed their flight. 
o 5 They’ll sooner waft us o’er 
This life’s tempestuous sea : 
Soon we shall reach the peaceful shore 
Of blest eternity. 


PSALM 91. L. M. Shoel. Oporto. [*] 
V.1—7. Safety in Public Diseases and Danger. 
1 ! E E who hath made his refuge—God, 
Shall find a most secure abode ; 
Shall walk all day beneath his shade, 
And there, at night, shall rest his head. 


Bigs. 


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PSALM 91. 


189 


2 [Then will I say, ‘My God, thy power 


‘Shall be my fortress and my tower ; 
‘J, that am form’d of feeble dust, 
‘Make thine almighty arm my trust.’ 

3 Thrice happy man! thy Maker’s care 


Shall keep thee from the fowler’s snare ;— 


Satan, the fowler, who betrays 
Unguarded souls a thousand ways.] 


4 Just as a hen protects her brood, 


(From birds of prey that seek their blood,) 


Under her feathers, so the Lord 
Makes his own arm his people’s guard. 
e 5 If burning beams of noon conspire 
To dart a pestilential fire, 
o God is their life: his wings are spread, 
To shield them with a healthful shade. 
e 6 If vapours, with malignant breath, 
Rise thick, and scatter midnight death, 
o Israel is safe: the poison’d air 
Grows pure, if Israel’s God be there. 
PAUSE. 
—7 [What though a thousand at thy side, 
At thy right hand ten thousand dy’d: 
Thy God his chosen people saves, 
Amongst the dead, amidst the graves. 
8 So, when he sent his angel down 
To make his wrath in Egypt known, 
And slew their sons; his careful eye 
Pass’d all the doors of Jacob by.] 
9 But if the fire, or plague, or sword, 
Receive commission from the Lord, 
To strike his saints among the rest ; 
Their very pains and deaths are blest. 
10 The sword, the pestilence, or fire, 
Shall but fulfil their best desire ; 
From sins and sorrows set them free, 
And bring thy children, Lord, to thee. 


C. M. Mear. [*] 


V.9—16. Guard of angels, Victory and Deliverance. 


1 Ty E sons of men, a feeble race, 
_ 4 Expos’d to ev’ry snare, 


190 PSALM 92. “ 


Come, make the Lord your dwelling place, 
And try, and trust his care. 
2 No ill shall enter where you dwell ; 
Or, if the plague come nigh, 
And sweep the wicked down to hell ; 
Twill raise his saints on high. 
3 He’ll give his angels charge to keep 
Your feet in all their ways : 
To watch your pillow while you sleep, ‘ 
And guard your happy days. 
4 Their hands shall bear you, lest you fall, 
And dash against the stones; 
Are they not servants at his call, 
And sent t’ attend his sons? 
5 Adders and lions ye shall tread ; 
The tempter’s wiles defeat ; 
He that hath broke the serpent’s head, 
A them beneath your feet. 
‘Because on me they set their love, 
‘T’ll save them,’ saith the Lord; 
’ rll bear their joyful souls above 
‘ Destruction and the sword. 
‘My grace shall answer when they call ; 
er brome ht _ nig ich ‘ois shah 
‘My power s elp them when they 
_ * And raise them when they die. 
‘ Those that on earth my name have known, 
T’ll honour them in heaven: 
‘ There my salvation shall be shown, 
‘ And endless life be given.’] 
PSALM 92. L. M. 1st Part. Siar [*] 
A Psalm for the Lord’s Da; 
1 QWEET is the work, my God, my King, 
To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing; 
To show thy love by morning light, — 
And talk of all thy truth at night. 
e 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest ; 
No mortal cares shall seize my breast : 
—Oh, may my heart in tune be found, 
Like David’s harp of solemn sound ! 
s 8 My heart shall triumph in my Lord, 
And bless his works, and bless his word; 


- PSALM 92, 93. 191 
e Thy works of grace, how bright they shine ! 
e How deep thy counsels! how divine! 
—4 Fools never raise their thoughts so high ; 
e Like brutes they live, like brutes they die ; 
—Like grass they flourish, till thy breath 
d Blast them in everlasting death. 
o 5 But I shall share a glorious part, 

When grace hath well refin’d my heart ; 

And fresh supplies of joy are shed, 

Like holy oil, to cheer my head. 

6 [Sin, (my worst enemy before,) 

Shall vex my eyes and ears no more; 

My inward foes shall all be slain, - 

Nor Satan break my peace again.] 
g 7 Then shall I see, and hear, and know 

All I desir’d or wish’d below ; 

And ev’ry power find sweet employ 

In that eternal world of joy. 


L. M. 2nd Part. Quercy. [*] 
The Church, the Garden of God. 


1 ORD, ’tis a pleasant thing to stand 
In gardens planted by thy hand ; 

Let me within thy courts be seen, 

Like a young cedar, fresh and green. 

2 There grow thy saints in faith and love, 

Blest with thine influence from above ; 

Not Lebanon, with all its trees, 

Yields such a comely sight as these. 

8 The plants of grace shall ever live; 

(Nature decays, but grace must thrive ;) 

Time, that does all things else impair, 

Still makes them flourish strong and fair. 

4 Laden with fruits of age, they shew 

The Lord is holy, just and true ; 

None that attend his gates shall find 

A God unfaithful or unkind. 


PSALM 93. L. M. 1st Part. Old Hundred. [*] 


The Eternal and Sovereign God. 
1 EON ae reigns ; he dwells in light, 
Girded with majesty and might ; 
The world, created by his hands, 
Still on its first foundation stands. 


192 PSALM 93. 


e 2 But ere this spacious world was ma 
Or had its first foundations laid, 
Thy throne eternal ages stood, 
Thyself, the ever-living God. 

o 3 Like floods, the angry nations rise, 
And aim their rage against the skies: 

e Vain floods—that aim their rage so high! 

—At thy rebuke the billows die. 

4 For ever shall thy throne endure ; 

Thy promise stands for ever sure: 

And everlasting holiness 

Becomes the dwellings of thy grace. 
P. M. 1st Part. Walworth. [*] 


God’s Majesty, and Sovereign Dominion. 
1 T HE Lord of gloryreigns, he reignson high; 
Hisrobes of state are strengthand majesty; 
This wide creation rose at his command, 
Built by his word, and ’stablish’d by his hand: 
g Long stood his throne, ere he began creation, 
And his own Godhead—is the firm foundation. 
e 2 God is th’ eternal King: thy foes in vain 
Raise their rebellion, to confound thy reign : 
In vain the storms, in vain the floods arise, 
¥ And roar, and toss their waves against the skies; 
a 


: Foaming at heaven, they rage with wild com- 
of motion ; [ocean. 
- But heaven’s high arches scorn the swelling 
_ d 3 Yetempests, rage no more; ye floods, be still ; 
And the mad world, obedient to his will : 

Built on his truth, his church must ever stand : 

Firm are his promises, and strong his hand : 
» See his own sons, when they appear before him, 
Bow at his footstool, and with fear adore him. 

P. M. 2nd Part. Dalston. [*] 


God's Power, and Zion's Safety. 
1 fig? Lord Jehovah reigns, 
And royal state maintains ; 
His head with awful glories crown’d ; 
Array’d in robes of light, 
Begirt with sovereign might, 
And rays of majesty around. 
2 Upheld by his commands, 
The world securely stands, 
And skies and stars obey thy word: 


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4 


‘-s be | 

ae PSALM 94. 193 

a us hy throne was fix’d on high, 
_ Before the starry sky: . 
Eternal is thy kingdom, Lord. 


e 3 In vain the noisy crowd, 
Like billows fierce and loud, 
Against thine empire rage and roar ; 
In vain with angry spite 
The surly nations fight, 
And dash like waves against the shore. 
d 4 Let floods and nations rage, ' 
And all their powers engage,— 
Let swelling tides assault the sky: 
The terrours of thy frown 
Shall beat their madness down; 
Thy throne for ever stands on high. 


g 5 ‘Thy promises are true, 
Thy grace is ever new; 
There fix’d, thy church shall ne’er remove : 
Thy saints, with holy fear, 
Shall in thy courts appear, 
And sing thine everlasting love. 


PSALM 94. C. M. ist Part. [b] 
V. 1, 2, 7—14.—Suaints chastised, and Sinners ‘destroyed. 
i[ GOD! to whom revenge belongs, 
O Proclaim thy wrath aloud ; 
Let sovereign power redress our wrongs ; 
Let justice smite the proud. 
2 They say, ‘The Lord nor sees nor hears ;? 
When will the fools be wise ? 
Can he be deaf, who form’d their ears ? 
Or blind, who made their eyes ? 


3 He knows their impious thoughts are vain, 
And they shall feel his power ; 
His wrath shall pierce their souls with pain, 
In some surprising hour. 
4 But if thy saints deserve rebuke, 
Thou hast a gentler rod ; 
Thy providences, and thy book, 
Shall make them know their God. 
5 Blest is the man thy hands chastise, 
And to his duty draw: ts 
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194 ~ PSALM 94, 95. 
Thy scourges make thy children wi 
When they forget thy law. 
6 But God will ne’er cast off his saints, 
Nor his own promise break : 
He pardons his inheritance 
For their Redeemer’s sake.] 


C. M. 2nd Part. Reading. [b] 
V. 16—23. Deliverance from Temptation and Persecution, 
1 HO will arise, and plead my right, 
Against my num’rous foes ; 
While earth and hell their force unite, 
And all my hopes oppose! 
2 Had not the Lord, my Rock, my Help, 
Sustain’d my fainting head, 
e My life had now in silence dwelt, 
My soul amongst the dead. 
p 3 ‘Alas, my sliding feet!’ I cry’d, 
~— Thy promise was my prop; 
Thy grace stood constant by my side, 
o Thy Spirit bore me up. 
e 4 While multitudes of mournful thoughts 
Within my bosom roll ; 
o Thy boundless love forgives my faults, 
Thy comforts cheer my soul. 
—5 Powers of iniguity may rise, 
And frame pernicious laws ; 


0 But God, my refuge, rules the skies ; 


~ He will defend my cause. 


—é6 Let malice vent her rage aloud ; 
Let bold blasphemers scoff ; 

g The Lord our God shall judge the proud, 
And cut the sinners off. 


PSALM 95. C. M. Bedford. Plymouth. [*] 
A Psalm before Prayer. 
1 ING to the Lord Jehovah’s name, 
And in his strength rejoice ; 

When his salvation is our theme, 
Exalted be our voice. 

2 With thanks approach his awful sight, 
9g psalins of honour sing ; 


cass a 


PSALM 95. 195 


ord’s a God of boundless might, 
_ The whole creation’s King. 
3 Let princes hear, let angels know, 
How mean their natures seem, 
(Those gods on high, and gods below,) 
When once compar’d with him. 
4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, 
Lies in his spacious hand ; 
He fix’d the seas what bounds to keep, 
And where the hills must stand. 
e 5 Come, and with humble souls adore ; 
Come, kneel before his face ; 
Oh may the creatures of his power 
Be children of his grace ! 
e 6 Now is the time: he bends his ear, 
And waits for your request ; 
o Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and swear, 


‘Ye shall not see my rest.’ 
S. M. Peckham. [*] 


A Psalm before Sermon. 
1 ge OME, sound his praise abroad, 
And hymns of glory sing ; 
Jehovah is the sovereign God, 
The universal King. 
2 He form’d the deeps unknown ; 
He gave the seas their bound ; 
The wat’ry worlds are all his own, 
And all the solid ground. 
e 8 Come, worship at his throne ; 
Come, bow before the Lord: 
—We are his work, and not our own, 
He form’d us by his word. 
4 To-day attend his voice, 

Nor dare provoke his rod; 
Come, like the people of his choice, 
And own your gracious Go 

5 [But if your ears refuse — 
The language of his grace, 

And hearts grow hard, like corsa Jews, 
That unbelieving race 3 

6 ‘The Lord, in vengeance dress’d 


Will lift his hand and swear, B® 


Py 


oR 


196 PSALM 95, 96. 


d * You that despis’d my promis’d rest, Pee 
‘Shall have no portion there.’] ra 
L. M. Blendon. Leeds. [*] 


V. 1, 2, 3, 6—11.—Canaan lost through Unbelief. 
1 [C OME, let our voices join to raise 
A sacred song of solemn praise : 

God is a sovereign King, rehearse 

His honours in exalted verse.]} 

2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, 

Who fram’d our natures with his word ; 
o He is our Shepherd ; we the sheep, 

His mercy chose, his pastures keep. 

—3 Come, let us hear his voice to-day, 
The counsels of his love obey ; 

e Nor let our harden’d hearts renew 
The sins and plagues that Israel knew. 
4 Israel, who saw his works of grace, 
Tempted their Maker to his face ; 

A faithless, unbelieving brood, 
That tir’d the patience of their God! 

d 5 [Thus saith the Lord, ‘ How false they prove! 
‘Forget my pow’r; abuse my love: 
‘Since they despise my rest, I swear, 
‘Their feet shall never enter there.’ 

a 6 Look back, my soul, with holy dread, 
And view those ancient rebels dead : 

—Attend the offer’d grace to-day, 

Nor lose the blessing by delay. 

o 7 Seize the kind promise, while it waits, 
And march to Zion’s heavenly gates : 
Believe, and take the promis’d rest ; 
Obey, and be for ever blest. 

PSALM 96. C. M. Arundel. Christmas. [*] 
V. 1—10, &c.—Christ’s First and Second Coming. 
1 ING to the Lord, ye distant lands, 
Ye tribes of ev’ry tongue; 
His new discover’d grace demands 
A new and nobler song. 
2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, 
God’s own almighty Son ; 
e His power the sinking world sustains, 
o And grace surrounds his throne. 


PSALM 96. 197 


—3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day, 
o Joy through the earth be seen ; 
Let cities shine in bright array, 
And fields in cheerful green. 
4 Let an unusual joy surprise 
The islands of the sea: 
d Ye mountains, sink, ye valleys, rise ; 
Prepare the Lord his way. 
o 5 Behold, he comes, he comes to bless 
The nations, as their God ; 
o To show the world his righteousness, 
And send his truth abroad. 


g 6 But when his voice shall raise the dead, 
And bid the world draw near ; 
a How will the guilty nations dread, 
To see their Judge appear! 
P. M. St. Helen’s. [*] 
The God of the Gentiles. 
1 ye all the earth their voices raise, 
To sing the choicest psalm of praise ; 
To sing and bless Jehovah’s name : 
His glory let the heathens know ; 
His wonders to the nations show ; 
And all his saving works proclaim. 
2 The heathens know thy glory, Lord, 
The wond’ring nations read thy word ; 
o Among us is Jehovah known: 
Our worship shall no more be paid 
To gods which mortal hands have made: 
o Our Maker is our God alone. 
3 He fram’d the globe, He built the sky 
He made the shining worlds on high, 
And reigns complete in glory there ; 
—His beams are majesty and light ; 
b His beauties, how divinely bright! 
His temple, how divinely fair! 
g 4 Come, the great day, the glorious hour, 
When earth shall feel his saving power, 
And barb’rous nations fear his name ; 
Then shall the race of men confess 
The beauty of his holiness, 
And, in his courts, his grace proclaim. 
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PSALM 97. L. M. 1st Part. Psalm 97th. [*] 


Ver. 1—5.— Christ the Sovereign Judge. 
1 F F E reigns—the Lord, the Saviour reigns: 
Praise him in evangelic strains : 
o Let the whole earth in songs rejoice ; 
And distant islands join their voice. 


e 2 Deep are his counsels, and unknown ; 
o But grace and truth support his throne: 
e Though gloomy clouds his way surround, 
—Justice is their eternal ground. 


g 3 In robes of judgment, lo, he comes! 
Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs , 
Before him burns devouring fire ! 

The mountains melt, the seas retire! 

—4 His enemies, with sore dismay, 

Fly from the sight and shun the day: 
o Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high, 
u And sing, for your redemption’s nigh. 


L. M. 2nd Part. Old Hundred. [*] 


Ver. 6—9.—Christ’s Incarnation. 
1 (pes Lord is come: the heavens proclaim 
His birth; the nations learn his name: 
An unknown star directs the road 
Of eastern sages to their God. 
g 2 All ye bright armies of the skies, 
Go worship where the Saviour lies ; 
Angels and kings, before him bow, 
Those gods on high and gods below. 
—3 Let idols totter to the ground, 
And their own worshippers confound ; 
o But Judah shout, but Zion sing, 
—And earth confess her sovereign King. 


L. M. 3rd Part. Green’s. [*] 


Grace and Glory. : 
1 fae Almighty reigns, exalted high 
O’er all the earth, o’er all the sky; 
e Though clouds and darkness veil his feet, 
o His dwelling is the mercy-seat. 
—2 O ye, who love his holy name, 
Hate ev’ry work of sin and shame: 
He guards the souls of all his friends, 
And from the snares of hell defends. 


PSALM 97, 98. 199 


o 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown, 
Are for the saints in darkness sown ; 
These glorious seeds shall spring and rise, 
And the bright harvest bless our eyes. 


o 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record 
The sacred honours of the Lord ; 
—None, but the soul that feels his | grace, 
Can triumph in his holiness. 
. M. Mitcham. Mear. [*] 


V.1, 3, 5—7, li —Christ’s Incarnation, = the Judgment. 
1 YE shores and isles of ev ry Sea, 
Rejoice—the Saviour reigns ; 
His word, like fire, prepares his way, 
And mountains melt to plains. 
2 His presence sinks the proudest hills, 
And makes the valleys rise ; 
—The humble soul enjoys his smiles, 
e The haughty sinner dies. 
o 3 The heavens his rightful power proclaim ; 
e The idol gods around 
Fill their own worshippers with shame, 
And totter to the ground. 
—4 Adoring angels, at his birth, 
Make the Redeemer known: 
g Thus shall he come—to judge the earth— 
And angels guard his throne. 
o 5 His foes shall tremble at his sight, 
And hills and seas retire ; 
o His children take their unknown flight, 
— And leave the world on fire. 


6 The seeds of joy and glory, sown 
For saints in darkness here, 
o Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown, 
And a rich harvest bear. 


PSALM 98. C. M. ist Part. Sunday. ] ~ 


Praise for the Gospel. 
1 a sy our almighty Maker, God, 
New honours be address’d ; 
His great salvation shines abroad, 
And makes the nations blest. 


2 He spake the word to Abraham first ; 
His truth fulfils his grace: 


200 PSALM 98, 99. 
The Gentiles make his name their trust, 


And learn his righteousness. 
o 3 Let the whole earth his love proclaim, 
With all her different tongues ; 
u And spread the honours of his name, 
In melody and songs. St. Martin’s. 
C. M. 2nd Part. Arundel. Bethlehem. [*] 


The Messiah's Coming and Kingdom. 
1 POY to the world—the Lord is come! 
Let earth receive her King: 
o Let every heart prepare him room, 
u And heaven and nature sing. 


—2 Joy to the earth—the Saviour reigns! 
Let men their scngs employ ; 

o While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, 
Repeat the sounding joy. 


e 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, 
Nor thorns infest the ground ; 
o He comes to make his blessings flow, 
Far as the curse is found. 
g 4 He rules the world with truth and grace ; 
And makes the nations prove 
The glories of his righteousness, 
And wonders of his love. 


PSALM 99. S. M. 1st Part. Peckham. [*] 


Christ’s Kingdom and Majesty. 
1 big God, Jehovah, reigns! 
Let all the nations fear ; 
e Let sinners tremble at his throne, 
e And saints be humble there. 
—2 Jesus, the Saviour, reigns! 
Let earth adore its Lord; 
o Bright cherubs his attendants stand, 
Swift to fulfil his word. 
—3 In Zion is his throne; 
His honours are divine : 
His church shall make his wonders known, 
For there his glories shine. 
e 4. How holy is his name! 
How terrible his praise! 
o Justice, and truth, and judgment jom 
In all his works of grace. 


ta 


ee Dis 


PSALM 99, 100. 201 
S. M. 2nd Part. Newton. Watchman. [*] 


A holy God worshipped with Reverence. 
XALT the Lord our God, 
And worship at his feet ; 
His nature is all holiness, 
And mercy is his seat. 
e 2. When Israel was his church, 
When Aaron was his priest,— 
When Moses cry’d, when Samuel iil 
He gave his people rest. 
—3  Oft he forgave their sins, 
Nor would destroy their race ; 
And oft he made his vengeance known, 
When they abus’d his grace. 
o 4 Exalt the Lord our God, 
Whose grace is still the same: 
—Still he’s a God of holiness, 
And jealous for his name. 


PSALM 100. L. M. 1st Part. Old Hundred. (*] 


A plain translation.—Prazse to our Creator. 
1 bye nations of the earth, rejoice 
Before the Lord, your sovereign King; 
o Serve him with cheerful heart and voice : 
o With all your tongues his glory sing. 
e 2 The Lord is God ;—'tis he alone 

Doth life and breath and being give ; 

We are his work, and not our own; 

The sheep that on his pastures live. 

o 3 Enter his gates with songs of joy; 

With praises to his courts repair ; 

And make it your divine employ, 

To pay your thanks and honours there. 
—4 The Lord is good ; the Lord is kind; 
o Great is his grace, his mercy sure ; 

g And the whole race of man shall find 

His truth from age to age endure. 


L. M. 2nd Part. Old Hundred. - 
0! 


A Paraphrase. 
1 [QIN G to the Bord with joyful v 
Let ev’ry land his name adore; 
The northern isles shall send the noise 
Across the ocean to the shore. ] 


202 PSALM 101. 


e 2 Before Jehovah’s awful throne, 
Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; 
Know that the Lord is God alone ; 
He can create, and he destroy. 

—3 His sovereign power, without our aid, 
Made us of clay, and form’d us men ; 

e And when, like wand’ring sheep, we stray’d, 

o He brought us to his fold again. 

e 4 Weare his people, we his care; 
Our souls and all our mortal frame : 

o What lasting honours shall we rear, 
Almighty Maker, to thy name? 

s 5 We’ll crowd thy gates with thankful songs ; 
High as the heavens our voices raise ; 
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, 
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 

g 6 Wide—as the world, is thy command ; 
Vast—as eternity, thy love: 
Firm—as a rock, thy truth must stand, 

- When rolling years shall cease to move. 


PSALM 101. L. M. Old Hundred. 7) 


The Magistrate's Psalm. 
| | pte igs and judgment are my song ; 
And, since they both to thee belong, 
My gracious God, my righteous King, 
To thee my songs and vows I bring. 
2 If I am rais’d to bear the sword, 
I'll take my counsels from thy word ; 
Thy justice and thy heavenly grace 
Shall be the pattern of my ways. 
3 Let wisdom all my actions guide, 
And let my God with me reside ; 
No wicked thing shall dwell with me, 
Which may provoke thy jealousy. 
4 No sons of slander, rage and strife 
Shall be companions of my,life ; 
The haughty look, the heart of pride 
Within my doors shall ne’er abide. 
5 (Dll search the land, and raise the just 
To posts of honour, wealth and trust ; 
The men who work thy holy will, 
Shall be my friends and fa 


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PSALM 101, 102. 203 


6 In vain shall sinners hope to rise, 
By flatt’rimg or malicious lies: 
And while the innocent I guard, 
The bold offender sha’n’t be spar’d. 
7% The impious crew, that factious band, 
Shall hide their heads, or quit the land; 
And all who break the public rest, 
Where I have power, shall be suppress’d. 


C. M. Mear. [*] 
A Psalm for a Master of a Family. 
1 Of justice and of grace I sing, 
And pay my God my vows; 
Thy grace and justice, heavenly King, 
Teach me to rule my house. 
2 Now to my tent, O God, repair, 
And make thy servant wise ; 
_ Pll suffer nothing near me there, 
That shall offend thine eyes. 
3 The man who doth his neighbour wrong, 
By falsehood or by force, 
The scornful eye, the sland’rous tongue,— 
I'll thrust them from my doors. 
4 Ill seek the faithful and the just, 
And will their help enjoy ; 
These are the friends whom I shall trust, 
The servants I’ll employ. 
5 The wretch, who deals in sly deceit, 
I’ll not endure a night: 
The liar’s tongue I ever hate, 
And banish from my sight. 
6 I'll purge my family around, 
And make the wicked flee ; 
So shall my house be ever found 
A dwelling fit for thee. 


PSALM 102. C.M. 1st Part. China. [b] 
Ver. 1—13, 20, 21. 4 Prayer for the Afflicted. 
1 EAR me,.O God, nor hide thy face ; 
H But answer, lest I die : a. 
Hast thou not built a throne of grace, 


To hear when sinners cry ? 


204 PSALM 102. 


p 2 My days are wasted, like the 
Dissolving in the air; 
My strength is dry’d; my eet is broke, 
And sinking 1 in despair. | 
3 My spirits flag, like with’r 
Burnt with excessive 
In secret groans my minu 
And I forget to eat. ; 
4 [As on some lonely building’s top, 
The sparrow tells her moan ;— 
Far from the tents of joy and hope, 
I sit and grieve alone. 
5 My soul is like a wilderness, 
Where beasts of midnight how] : 
Where the sad raven finds her place, 
And where the screaming owl. 
6 Dark, dismal thoughts and boding fears 
Dwell in my troubled breast; 
While sharp reproaches wound mine ears, 
Nor give my spirit rest. 
7 My cup is mingled with my woes, 
And tears are my repast: 
My daily bread, like ashes, grows 
Unpleasant to my taste. 
8 Sense can afford no real joy, 
To souls that feel thy frown; 
Lord, ’twas thy hand advane’d me high; 
Thy hand hath cast me down. 
9 My locks like wither’d leaves appear ; 
And life’s declining light 
Grows faint as evening shadows are, 
That vanish into night. ] 
—10 But thou for ever art the same, 
O my eternal God! 
o Ages to come shall know thy name, 
And spread thy works abroad. 
o 11 Thou wilt arise, and shew thy face ; 
Nor will my Lord delay, 


Beyond th’ app ve hour of grace, 
That lor a ay. 
igml2 He hea ; ats, he knows their cry ; 


And, by m 


PSALM 102. 205 


Redee e prisoners doom’d to die, 
And fills their tongues with praise. Reading. 
C. M. 2nd Part. St. Paul’s. Zion. [*] 
V.13—21. Prayer heard, and Zion restored, 
1 i Pas Zion and her sons rejoice— 
d Behold the promis’d hour! 
—Her God hath heard her mourning voice, 
And comes t’ exalt his power. 
e 2 Her dust and ruins that remain 
Are precious in our eyes: 
o Those ruins shall be built again, 
And all that dust shall rise. 
g 3 The Lord will raise Jerusalem, 
And stand in glory there ; 
Nations shall bow before his name, 
And kings attend with fear. ~~ 
p 4 He sits a Sovereign on his throne, 
With pity in his eyes; 
He hears the dying prisoners groan, 
And sees their sighs arise. 
-—-5 He frees the souls condemn’d to death ; 
And, when his saints complain, 
It sha’n’t be said that praying breath 
Was ever spent in vain. 
o 6 This shall be known, when we are dead, 
And left on long record,— 
That ages, yet unborn, may read, 
And trust and praise the Lord. 
L. M. Dresden. Leeds. [b] 


V. 23—28. Suints die, but Christ and the Church live. 
1 RE is the Lord our Saviour’s hand, 
Weakens our strength amidst the race ; 

e Disease and death, at his command, 

Arrest us, and cut short our days. 
o 2 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, 

Nor let our sun go down at noon: 
o Thy years are one eternal day, 
e And must thy children die so soon! 


This thought our sorrow shall assi 

‘Our Father and our Saviour ] #3: 

‘Christ is the same through ev’ry age 
18 


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206 PSALM 103. 
g 4 ’Twas He this earth’s four laid; 


a Se 


Heaven is the building of his hand: 
e This earth grows old, these heavens shall fade, 
And all be chang’d at his command. 
—5 The starry curtains of the sky, 
Like garments, shall be la 
g But still thy throne stands firm an 
Thy church for ever must abide. — 
o 6 Before thy face thy church shall live, 
And on thy throne thy children reign : 
o This dying world shall they survive, 
And the dead saints be rais’d again. 
PSALM 103. L. M. 1st Part. Nantwich. [*] 
V.1—7. God’s Goodness to Soul and Body. 
1 BS O my soul, the living God ; 
Call home thy thoughts that rove abroad ; 
o Let all the powers within me join 
In work and worship so divine. 
2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace; 
His favours claim thy highest praise ; 
Why should the wonders he hath wrought 
Be lost in silence, and forgot ? 
e 3 ’Tis he, my soul, who sent his Son, 
To die for crimes which thou hast done ; 
o He owns the ransom, and forgives 
The hourly follies of our lives. 
—4 The vices of the mind he heals, 
And cures the pains that nature feels: 
o Redeems the soul from hell, and saves 
Our wasting life from threat’ning graves. 
—5 Our youth decay’d his power repairs ; 
His mercy crowns our growing years: 
He satisfies our mouth with good, 
' And fills our hope with heavenly food. 
6 He sees the oppressor, and the oppress’d, 
And often gives the suff’rers rest ; 
g but will his justice more display 
In the great, last, rewarding day. 
—7 [His power he shew’d by Moses’ hands, 
And gave to Israel his commands: 
e But sent his truth and mercy down, 
To all the nations,—by his Son. 


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PSALM 103. 207 


—8 Let the whole earth his power confess ; 
Let the whole earth adore his grace : 

o The Gentile with the Jew shall join 
In work and worship so divine. ] Brentford. 


L. M. 2nd Part. Green’s. [*] 
Ver. 8—18. God Merciful in Chastisement. 
1 A tite Lord, how wondrous are his ways! 
How firm his truth! how large his grace! 
He takes his mercy for his throne,— 
And thence he makes his glories known. 
2 Not half so high his power hath spread 
The starry heavens above our head, 
As his rich love exceeds our praise ; 
Exceeds the highest hopes we raise. 
3 Not half so far has nature plac’d 
The rising morning from the west, 
As his forgiving grace removes 
The daily guilt of those he loves. 

e 4 How slowly doth his wrath arise! 

o On swifter wings salvation flies : 

e And, if he lets his anger burn, 

o How soon his frowns to pity turn! 

—5 Amidst his wrath compassion shines ; 
His strokes are lighter than our sins ; 
And while his rod corrects his saints, 

His ear indulges their complaints. 

6 [So fathers their young sons chastise, 
With gentle hands and melting eyes; 
The children weep beneath the smart,’ 


And move the pity of their heart. 
PAUSE. 


% The mighty God, the wise and just, 
Knows that our frame is feeble dust ; 

And will no heavy loads impose, 

Beyond the strength that he bestows. _ 
8 He knows how soon our nature dies, s 
Blasted by ew’ry wind that flies; t 

Like grass we spring, and die as soon, 

As morning flowers that fade at noon. 

9 But his eternal love is sure — 

To all the saints, and shall endure; 


ye 


’ — 
208 PSALM 103. 
From age to age his truth shall shall nein; 
Nor children’s children hope in ] 
s. M. ist Part. Kibworth. Dover. [*] 


1—7. Spiritual and Temporal Mercies.° 
BLESS the Lord, my soul ; 

Let all withm me Joi : 

And aid my tongue to bless his n 

hose favours are divine. 


o 2 O bless the Lord, my soul ; 
Nor let his mercies lie, 
Forgotten in unthankfulness, 
And without praises die. 
b 3 Tis he forgives thy sins 3 
Tis he relieves thy pain; 
Tis he who heals thy sicknesses, 
And makes thee young again. 
—4 He crowns thy life with love, 
When ransom’d from the grave ; 
o He, who redeem’d my soul from hell, 
Hath sovereign power to save. 
—5 He fills the poor with good ; 
He gives the suff’rers rest : 
o The Lord hath judgment for the proud, 
And justice for th’ oppress’d. 
—6 His wondrous works and ways 
He meade by Moses known; 
o But sent the world his truth and grace, 
By his beloved Son. 
S. M. 2nd Part. Watchman. [*] 
~-V.8—18. Mercy in the midst of Judgment. 
1 MNS soul, repeat His praise, 
Whose mercies are so great ; 
Whose anger is so slow to rise, 
So ready to abate. 
e 2 God will not always chide; 
And when his strokes are felt, 
kes are fewer than our crimes, 
And lighter than our guilt. 
03 - High as the heavens are rais’d 
“Above the ground we tread ; 
So far the riches of his grace 
Our highest thoughts exceed. 


His 


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PSALM 108, 104. 


—4 His power subdues our sins ; 
And his forgiving love, 
Far as the East is from the West, 
Doth all our guilt remove. 
e 5 ‘The pity of the Lord, 
To those that fear his name, 
Is such as tender parents feel ; 
He knows our feeble frame. 
6 He knows we are but dust, 
Scatter’d with ev’ry breath : 
e His anger, like a rising wind, 
Can send us swift to death. 
p 7 Our days are as the grass, 
Or like the morning flower ; 
If one sharp blast sweep o’er the field, 
It withers in an hour. 
o 8 But thy compassions, Lord, 
To endless years endure ; 
o And children’s children ever find 
Thy words of promise sure.] 


S. M. 3rd Part. St. Thomas’s. [*] 


V.19—22. God’s Dominion: or, Angelic Praise. 
1 fh epee Lord, the sovereign King, 
Hath fix’d his throne on high ; 
O’er all the heavenly world he rules, 
And all beneath the sky. 
2 Ye angels, great in might, 
And swift to do his will, 
Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear, 
Whose pleasure ye fulfil. 
3 Let the bright hosts, who wait 
The orders of their King, 
And guard his churches when they pray, 
Join in the praise they sing. 
4 While all his wondrous works, 
Through his vast kingdom, shew 
Their Maker’s glory, thou, my soul, 
Shalt sing his graces too. 
PSALM 104. L. M. Blendon. FA 


God glorious in Creation and Providence. 
1 M* soul, the great Creator praise : 
When cloth’d i in his celestial rays, 
18 * 


209 


210 PSALM 104. 


He in full majesty appears, 
And, like a robe his glory wears. 


[Note. This Psalm may be sung to a different metre 
by adding the following two lines to every stanza, viz. 


Great is the Lord ; what tongue can frame 
An equal honour to his name.] 


2 [The heavens are for his curtains spread ; 
Tl’ unfathom’d deep he makes his bed ; 
Clouds are his chariot, when he flies 

On winged storms across the skies.] 


3 Angels, whom his own breath inspires, 
His ministers, are flaming fires ; 

As swift as thought their armies move, 
To bear his vengeance, or his love. 


4 The world’s foundations by his hand 
Are pois’d, and shall for ever stand ; 
He binds the ocean in his chain, 

Lest it should drown the earth again. 


5 [When earth was cover’d with the flood, 
Which high above the mountains stood ; 
He thunder’d, and the ocean fled, 
Confin’d to its appointed bed. 


6 The swelling billows know their bound, 
And in their channels walk their round ; 
Yet thence convey’d by secret veins, 

They spring on hills, and drench the plains. 


7 He bids the crystal fountains flow, 
And cheer the valleys as they go; 
Tame heifers there their thirst allay, 
And for the stream wild asses bray. 


8 From pleasant trees, which shade the brink, 
The lark and linnet light to drink; 
Their songs the lark and linnet raise, 
And chide our silence in his praise. 
PAUSE THE FIRST. 
9 God from his cloudy cistern pours 
On the parch’d earth enriching showers ; 
The grove, the garden, and the field, 
A thousand joyful blessings yield. 


PSALM 104. 211 


10 He makes the grassy food arise, 
And gives the cattle large supplies ; 
With herbs for man of various power, 
To nourish nature, or to cure. 

11 What noble fruit the vines produce! 
The olive yields an useful juice ; 
Our hearts are cheer’d with gen’rous wine ; 
With inward joy our faces shine. 
12 O bless his name, ye people, fed 
With nature’s chief supporter, bread : 
While bread your vital strength imparts, 
Serve him with vigour in your hearts. 

PAUSE THE SECOND. 


13 Behold the stately cedar stands, 
Rais’d in the forests by his hands ; 
Birds to the boughs for shelter fly, 
And build their nests secure on high. 


14 To craggy hills ascends the goat ; 
And, at the airy mountain’s foot, 

The feebler creatures make their cell ; 
He gives them wisdom where to dwell. 
15 He sets the sun his circling race, 
Appoints the moon to change her face; 
And, when thick darkness veils the day, 
Calls out wild beasts to hunt their prey. 


16 Fierce lions lead their young abroad, 
And, roaring, ask their meat from God ; 
But when the morning beams arise, 
The savage beast to covert flies. 


17 Then man to daily labour goes; 

The night was made for his repose : 

Sleep is thy gift, that sweet relief 

From tiresome toil and wasting grief. 

18 How strange thy works! how great thy skill! 
And ev’ry land thy riches fill: 

Thy wisdom round the world we see ; 

This spacious earth is full of thee. 


19 Nor less thy glories in the deep, 
Where fish in millions swim and creep ; 
With wondrous motions, swift or slow, 
Still wand’ring in the paths below. 


212 PSALM 105. 
20 There ships divide the wat’ry way, 
And flocks of scaly monsters play ; 
There dwells the huge leviathan, — 
And foams and sports, in spite of man. 

PAUSE THE THIRD. 

21 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord; 
All nature rests upon thy word;* 
And the whole race of creatures stand, 
Waiting their portion from thy hand. 
22 While each receives his diff’rent food, 
Their cheerful looks pronounce it good ; 
Eagles and bears, and whales and worms, 
Rejoice and praise in diff’rent forms. 
23 But when thy face is hid; they mourn, 
And, dying, to their dust return; ~ 
Both man and beast their souls ‘resign: - 
Life, breath, and spirit—all are thine. 
24 Yet thou canst breathe on dust again, 
And fill the world with beasts and men ; 
A word of thy creating breath 
Repairs the wastes of time and death.] 
25 His works, the wonders of his might, 
Are honour’d with his own delight : 

e How awful are his glorious ways ! 
The Lord is dreadful in hispraise. 

p 26 The earth stands trembling at thy stroke, 
And at thy touch the mountains smoke : 

b Yet humble souls may see thy face, 

And tell their wants to sovereign grace. 

—27 In thee my hopes and wishes meet, 
And make my meditations sweet ; 

o Thy praises shall my breath employ, 

Till it expire in endless joy. 

e 28 [While haughty sinners die accurst, 
Their glory buried in the dust, 

o I to my God, my heavenly King, — 

o Immortal hallelujahs sing.] 


PSALM 105. C. M. Abridged. Arundel. [*] 


Covenant with Abraham remembered. 
1 Gi thanks to God, invoke his name, 
And tell the world his grace ; 
u Sound through the earth his deeds of fame, 
That all may seek his face. 


PSALM 105. 213 


o 2 [His cov’nant, which he kept in mind 
For num’rous ages past, 
To num’rous ages yet behind, 
In equal force shall last.] 
—3 He sware to Abr’ham and his Seed, 
And made the blessings sure ; 
Gentiles the ancient promise read, 
And find his truth endure. ] 
d 4 [‘ Thy seed shall make all nations blest,’ 
Said the Almighty voice, 
* And Canaan’s land shall be their rest, 
* The type of heavenly joys.’ 
—5 How large the grant! how rich the grace, 
To give them Canaan’s land ; 
When they were strangers in the place, 
A little feeble band !] 
6 (Like pilgrims through the countries round 
ecurely they remov’d; 
And haughty kings, who on them frown’d, 
Severely he reprov’d.) 
d 7 * Touch mine anointed, and mine arm 
‘ Shall soon avenge the wrong; 
‘The man that does my prophets harm 
‘ Shall know their God is strong.’ 
8 Then let the world forbear its rage, 
Nor put the church in fear : 
Israel must live through ev’ry age, 
And be th’ Almighty’s care.] 
PAUSE THE FIRST. 
9 When Pharaoh dar’d to vex the saints, 
And thus provok’d their God ; 
Moses was sent at their complaints, 
Arm’d with his dreadful rod. 
10 [He call’d for darkness ; darkness came, 
Like an o’erwhelming flood: 
He turn’d each lake, and ev’ry stream, 
To lakes and streams of blood. 
11 He gave the sign, and noisome flies 
Through the whole country spread : 
And frogs i in croaking armies rise, 
About the monarch’s bed. 
i2 Through fields, and towns, and palaces, 
The ten-fold vengeance flew ; 


214 PSALM 106. 


Locusts in swarms devour’d their trees, 
And hail their cattle slew ; 

13 Then, by an angel’s midnight stroke, 
The flower of Egypt dy’d; 

The strength of ev’ry house was broke,— 
Their glory and their pride. 

d 14 Now let the world forbear its rage, 

Nor put the church in fear ; 

Israel must live through ev’ry age, 
And be th’ Almighty’s care. 


PAUSE THE SECOND. 


—15 Thus were the tribes from bondage brought, 
And left the hated ground ; 
Each some Egyptian spoils had got, 
And not one feeble found.] 
16 The Lord himself chose out their way, 
And mark’d their journeys right ; 
Gave them a leading cloud by day, 
A fiery guide by night. 
17 They thirst ; and waters from the rock 
In rich abundance flow; 
And, foll’wing still the course they took, 
Ran all the desert through. 
o 18 O wondrous stream! O blessed type 
Of ever flowing grace! , 


-o So Christ, our Rock, maintains our life 


Through all this wilderness. 
—19 Thus guarded by th’ Almighty hand, 
The chosen tribes possess’d 
Canaan, the rich, the promis’d land, 
And there enjoy’d their rest. 


-g 20 Then let the world forbear its rage, 


The Church renounce her fear ; 
Israel must live through every age, 
And be the Almighty’s care. 


PSALM 106. L. M. Shoel. Casile-street. [*] 
Ver. 1—5.—Praise to God : Communion with Saints. 


1 Ae God, the great, the ever-blest, re 
Let songs of honour be address’d,— 


PSALM 106. 215 


His mercy firm for ever stands ; 
Give him the thanks his love demands. 
e 2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways! 
Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise ! 
o Blest are the souls who fear thee still, 
And pay their duty to thy will. 
—3 Remember what thy mercy did 
For Jacob’s race, thy chosen seed : 
And, with the same salvation, bless 
The meanest suppliant of thy grace. 
o 4 O may I see thy tribes rejoice, 
o And aid their triumphs with my voice! 
—This is my glory, Lord, to be 
Join’d to thy saints, and near to thee. 


S. M. Dover. [*] 
V. 7, 8, 12—14, 43—48.—Israel punished and pardoned. 
ef ( LOD of eternal love, 


How fickle are our ways! 
And yet, how oft did Israel prove 
Thy constancy of grace! 
—2 They saw thy wonders wrought, 
oO And then thy praise they sung; 
e But soon thy works of power forgot, 
And murmur’d with their tongue. 
—3 Now they believe his word, 


Oo While rocks with rivers flow: 
e Now with their lusts provoke the Lord, 
Till he reduce them low. 


—4 Yet when they mourn’d their fauits, 
He hearken’d to their groans; © 
Brought his own cov’nant to his thoughts, 
And call’d them still his sons. 
5 ‘Their names were in his book ; 
He sav’d them from their foes: 
Oft he chastis’d, but ne’er forsook 
The people whom he chose. # 
0 6 Let Israel bless the Lord, 
Who lov’d their ancient race: 
o And Christians join the solemn word, 
Amen, to all the praise. 


216 ———=—«dPSALM 107. 
PSALM 107. L. M. 1st Part. Shoel. [*] 


Israel led to Canaan ; Christians to Heaven. 
1 IVE thanks to God :—he reigns above ; 
Kind are his thoughts; his name is love ; 
His mercy ages past have known, 
And ages long to come shall own. 
2 Let the redeemed of the Lord — 
The wonders of his grace record ;_ 
Israel, the nation whom he chose, 
And rescu’d from their mighty foes. 
3 [When God’s almighty arm had broke 
Their fetters, and th’ Egyptian yoke ; 
They trac’d the desert, wand’ring round 
A wild and solitary ground ! 
4 There they could find no leading road, 
No city for a fix’d abode; 
Nor food, nor fountain, to assuage 
Their burning thirst, or hunger’s rage.] 
5 In their distress, to God they cry’d ; 
God was their Saviour and their Guide: 
He led their march far wand’ring round ; 
Twas the right path to Canaan’s ground. - 
6 So, when our first release We gain 
From sin’s own yoke, and Satan’s chain, 
We have this desert world to pass, 
A dang’rous and a tiresome place. 
” He feeds and clothes us all the way ; 
He guides our footsteps, lest we stray ; 
He guards us with a powerful hand, 
And brings us to the heavenly land. 
o 8 O let us, then, with joy record 
The truth and goodness of the Lord! 
e How great his works! how kind his ways! 
u Let ev’ry tongue pronounce his praise. 


L. M. 2nd Part. Bath. [*] 

Correction for Sin; Release by Prayer. 
1 eee age to age, exalt his name ; 

God and his grace are still the same: 
He fills the hungry soul with food, . 
And feeds the poor with ev’ry good. 


PSALM 107. 217 
e 2 But, if their hearts rebel, and rise 
Against the God who rules the skies; 
If they reject his heavenly word, 
And slight the counsels of the Lord ;— 
—3 He’ll bring their spirits to the ground, 
And no deliv’rance shall be found ; 
a Laden with grief, they waste their breath 
In darkness and the shades of death. 
—4 Then to the Lord they raise their cries ; 
o He makes the dawning light arise, 
And scatters all that dismal shade 
That hung so heavy round their head. 
5 He cuts the bars of brass in two, 
And lets the smiling pris’ner through ; 
Takes off the load of guilt and grief, 
And gives the lab’ring soul relief. 
o 6 Oh may the sons of men record 
The wondrous goodness of the Lord! 
e How great his works! how kind his ways! 
u. Let ev’ry tongue pronounce his praise. 


L. M. 3rd Part. Pleyel’s. [*] 


Intemperance punished and pardoned. 
1 [VAIN man, on foolish pleasures bent, 

Prepares for his own punishment ; 
What pains, what loathsome maladies 
From luxury and lust arise! 
2 The drunkard feels his vitals waste ; 
Yet drowns his health to please his taste ; 
Till-all his active powers are lost, 
And fainting life draws near the dust. 
3 The glutton groans and loaths to eat; 
His soul abhors delicious meat ; 
Nature, with heavy loads oppress’d, 
Would yield to death to be releas’d. 
4 Then how the frighten’d sinners fly 
To God for help, with earnest cry! 
He hears their groans, prolongs their breath, 
And saves them from approaching death. 
5 No med’cines could effect the cure, 
So quick, so easy, or so sure: 
The deadly sentence God repeals ; 
He sends his sovereign word and heals. 

19 


218 PSALM 107. 


6 Oh may the sons of men record 

The wondrous goodness of the Lord ; 
And let their thankful off’ring prove 
How they adore their Makev’s love.] 


L. M. 4th Part. Oporto. [*] 
Deliverance from Storm and Shipwreck. 
1 N OULD you behold the works of God, 
His wonders in the world abroad— 
Go with the mariners, and trace 
The unknown regions of the seas. 
2 They leave their native shores behind, 
And seize the favour of the wind ; 
o Till God commands—and tempests rise, 
That heave the ocean to the skies. 
o 3 Now to the heavens they mount amain ; 
e Now sink to dreadful deeps again : 
—What strange affrights young sailors feel, 
And like a stagg’ring drunkard reel! 
e 4 When land is far, and death is nigh, 
p Lost to all hope, to God they cry ; 
—His mercy hears their loud address, 
o And sends salvation in distress. 
o 5 He bids the winds their wrath assuage ; 
The furious waves forget their rage : 
—’ Tis calm ;—and sailors smile to see 
The haven where they wish’d to be. 


o 6 Oh may the sons of men record 

The wondrous goodness of the Lord! 
—Let them their private off’rings bring, 
o And in the church his glory sing. 


C. M. Wareham. [*] 
The Mariner’s Psalm. 
1 (ie works of glory, mighty Lord, 
Thy wonders in the deeps, 
The sons of courage shall record, 
Who trade in floating ships. 
o 2 At thy command the winds arise, 
And swell the tow’ring waves; 
o The men, astonish’d, mount the skies, 
And sink in gaping graves. 


PSALM 107. 219 


—3 [Again they climb the wat’ry hills, 
And plunge in deeps again ; 
Each like a tott’ring drunkard reels, 
And finds his courage vain. 
d 4 Frighted to hear the tempest roar, SF 
They pant with flutt’rmg breath ; 
And, hopeless of the distant shore, 
Expect immediate death.] 
—5 Then to the Lord they raise their cries, 
o _- He hears the loud request ; 
g And orders silence through the skies, 
And lays the floods to rest. 
u 6 Sailors rejoice to lose their fears, 
d see the storm allay’d: 
Now to their eyes the port appears ; 
There let their vows be paid. 
—7 ’Tis God who brings them safe to land ; 
_ Let stupid mortals know, 
That waves are under his command, 
And all the winds that blow. 
o 8 Oh that the sons of men would praise 
The goodness of the Lord! 
—And those, who see thy wondrous ways, 


Thy wondrous love record. 
L. M. 4th Part. Moreton. Leeds. [*] 


Colonies and Nations blest and punished. 
1[ W HEN God,provok’d with daring crimes, 
Scourges the madness of the times, 

He turns the fields to barren sand, 
And dries the rivers from the land. 
2 His word can raise the springs again, 
And make the wither’d mountains green; 
Send show’ry blessings from the skies, 
And harvests in the desert rise. ] 
3 Where nothing dwelt, but beasts of prey, 
Or men as fierce and wild as they, 
God bids the oppress’d and poor repair, 
And builds them towns and cities there. 
4 They sow the fields, and trees they plant, 
Whose yearly fruit supplies their want ; 

heir race grows up from fruitful stocks, 
Their wealth increases with their flocks 


220 PSALM 109, _ 


5 Thus they are blest : but if they sin, 
e He lets the heathen nations in; 
A savage crew invades their lands, 
Their princes die by barb’rous hands. 
a 6 Their captive sons, expos’d to scorn, 
“Wander, unpity’d and forlorn: 
The country lies unfenc’d, untill’d, 
And desolation spreads the field. 
—7 Yet, if the humbled nation mourns, 
Again his dreadful hand he turns ; 
o Again he makes their cities thrive, 
And bids the dying churches live. 
8 [The righteous, with a joyful sense, 
Admire the works of providence ; 
And tongues of Atheists shall no more 
Blaspheme the God whom saints adore.] 
e 9 How few with pious care record 
These wondrous dealings of the Lord! 
—But wise observers still shall find 
The Lord is holy, just and kind. 


PSALM 109. C. M. Abridge. [*] 


Love to Enemies ; Example of Christ. 
1 OD of my mercy and my praise, 

G Thy glory is my song; 

o Though sinners speak against thy grace, 
With a blaspheming tongue. 

—2 When, in the form of mortal man, 
Thy Son on earth was found, 

e With cruel slanders, false and vain, 
They compass’d him around. 

—3 Their mis’ries his compassion move, 
Their peace he still pursu’d ; 

e They render hatred for his love, 
And evil for his good. 

—4 Their malice rag’d without a cause ; 

a Yet, with his dying breath, 

—He pray’d for murd’rers on his cross, 
And blest his foes in death. 

e 5 Lord, shall thy bright example shine 
In vain before my eyes ? 

—Give me a soul akin to thine, 

To love mine enemies. 


PSALM 110. 221 


o 6 The Lord will on my side engage ; 
And, in my Saviour’s name, 

o I shall defeat their pride and rage, 
Who slander and condemn. 


PSALM 110. L. M. ist Part. Blendon. [*] 
The Exalted Messiah’s Power and Grace. 
d 1 HUS the eternal Father spake 
To Christ, the Son; ‘ Ascend and sit 
* At my right hand, till I shall make 
‘Thy foes submissive at thy feet. 

o 2 ‘From Zion shall thy word proceed ;° 
‘Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand, 

‘Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed, 
‘ And bow their wills to thy command. 

g 3 ‘That day shall shew thy power is great, 
‘When saints shall flock with willing minds, 
‘And sinners crowd thy temple gate, 

‘Where holiness in beauty shines.’ 

o 4 O blessed power! O glorious day! 
What a large vict’ry shall ensue ! 

o And converts, who thy grace obey, 

Exceed the drops of morning dew. Oporto. 


L. M. 2nd Part. Bath. [*] 
The Kingdom and Priesthood of Christ. - 

1 ah HUS the great Lord of earth and sea 

Spake to his Son, and thus he swore: 
‘Eternal shall thy priesthood be, 
‘ And change from hand to hand no more. 
2 ‘ Aaron and all his sons must die: 
‘But everlasting life is thine, 
‘'To save for ever those who fly 
‘For refuge from the wrath divine. 
3 ‘By me Melchisedec was made, 
‘On earth, a king and priest at once: 
‘ And thou, my heavenly Priest, shalt plead, 
‘ And thou, my King, shalt rule my sons.’ 
4 Jesus, the Priest, ascends his throne ; 
While counsels of eternal peace, 
Between the Father and the Son, 
Proceed with honour and success. [spread, 
5 Through the whole earth his reign shall 
And crush the powers that dare rebel; 

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222 PSALM 110, 111. 


Then will he judge the rising dead, 
And send the guilty world to hell. 
6 Though, while he treads his glorious way, 
He drinks the cup of tears and blood ; 
The suff’rings of that dreadful day 
Shall but advance him near to God.] 
C. M. St. Asaph’s. [*] 


Christ’s Kingdom and Priesthood, 
1 B arcete our Lord, ascend thy throne, 
And near thy Father sit: 
o In Zion shall thy power be known, 
And make thy foes submit. 
e 2 What wonders shall thy gospel do! 
o Thy converts shall surpass 
The num’rous drops of morning dew, 
And own thy sovereign grace. 
—8 God hath pronounc’d a firm decree, 
Nor changes what he swore ; 
g ‘Eternal shall thy priesthood be, 
‘When Aaron is no more. 
—4 ‘Melchisedec, that wondrous priest, 
‘'That King of high degree, 
‘That holy man who Abraham blest, 
‘ Was but a type of thee.’ 
o 5 Jesus, our Priest, for ever lives, 
To plead for us above: 
u Jesus, our King, for ever gives 
The blessings of his love. 
g 6 God will exalt his glorious head, 
And his high throne maintain : 
Will strike the powers and princes dead, 
Who dare oppose his reign. 
PSALM 111. C. M. 1st Part. Mitcham. [*] 
The Wisdom of God in his Works. 
1 ONGS of immortal praise belong 
To my Almighty God: 
He has my heart, and he my tongue, 
To spread his Name abroad. 
e 2 How great the works his hand has wrought ' 
How glorious in our sight! 
o And men in ev’ry age have sought 
His wonders with delight. 


PSALM 111, 112. 223 


e 3 How most exact is nature’s frame! 
How wise the Eternal Mind! 

—His counsels never change the scheme, 
That his first thoughts design’d. 

4 When he redeem’d his chosen sons, 

He fix’d his cov’nant sure: 

g The orders that his lips pronounce 
To endless years endure. : 

—5 Nature and time, and earth and skies, 
Thy heavenly skill proclaim : 

e What shall we do to make us wise— 
But learn to read thy Name? 


—6 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace, 
Is our divinest skill ; 
And he’s the wisest of our race, 
Who best obeys thy will. Sunday. 
C. M. 2nd Part. St. Martin’s. [*] 


The Perfections of God. 
1 a REAL is the Lord : his works of might 
Demand our noblest songs: 
Let his assembled saints unite 
Their harmony of tongues. 
2 Great is the mercy of the Lord; 
He gives his children food, 
And, ever mindful of his word, 
He makes his promise good. 
3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came, 
To seal his cov’nant sure ; 
Holy and rev’rend is his name ; 
His ways are just and pure. 
4 They who would grow divinely wise, 
Must with his fear begin : 
Our fairest proof of knowledge lies 
In hating ev’ry sin.] 
PSALM 112. P. M. Cumberland. [*] 
The Blessings of the liberal Man. 
1 bien man Is blest, who stands in awe 
Of God, and loves his sacred law; 
His seed on earth shall be renown’d ; 
His house the seat of wealth shall be, 
An unexhausted treasury, 
And with successive honours crown’d. 


224 PSALM 112. 
2 His liberal favours he extends ; 


To some he gives, to others lends ; ; 
A gen’rous pity fills his mind : 
Yet what his charity impairs, 
He saves by prudence in affairs ; 
And thus he’s just to all mankind. 
3 His hands, while they his alms bestow’d, 
His glory’s future harvest sow’d : 


b __The sweet rememb’rance of the just, 


Like a green root, revives, and bears 
A train of blessings for his heirs, 
When dying nature sleeps in dust. 


g 4 Beset with threat’ning dangers round, 


€ 


Unmov’d shall he maintain his ground ; 
His conscience holds his courage up : 
The soul that’s fill’d with virtue’s light, 

Shines brightest in affliction’s night ; 


And sees in darkness beams of hope. 
PAUSE. 


5 [Ill tidings. never can surprise 
His heart that fix’d on God relies ; 

Though waves and tempests roar around ; 
Safe on a Rock he sits, and sees 
The shipwreck of his enemies ; 

And all their hopes and glory drown’d. 
6 The wicked shall his triumph see, 
And gnash their teeth in agony, 

To find their expectations crost ; 
They, and their envy, pride and spite, 
Sink down to everlasting night, 

And all their names in darkness lost. ] 

L. M. Oporto. [*] 
Blessings of the Pious and Charitable. — 
1 T HRICE happy man, who fears the Lord, 
Loves his commands, and trusts his word ; 

Honour and peace his days attend, 
And blessings to his seed descend. 
2 Compassion dwells np his mind, 
To works of mercy still inclin’d ; 


—He lends the poor some present ‘aid, 


€ 


Or gives them, not to be repaid. 
3 When times grow dark, and tidings spread, 
That fill his neighbours round with dread, 


PSALM 112, 113. 225 


o His heart is arm’d against the fear, 

o For God with all his power is there. 

g 4 His soul, well fix’d upon the Lord, 
Draws heavenly courage from his word ; 
Amidst the darkness light shall rise, 

To cheer his heart, and bless his eyes. 

—5 He hath dispers’d his alms abroad ; 
His works are still before his God ; 

His name on earth shall long remain, 
While envious sinners fret in vain. 


C. M. St. Ann’s. [*] 


Liberality rewarded. ; 
1 APPY is he who fears the Lord, 
And follows his commands ; 

Who lends the poor, without reward ; 
Or gives with liberal hands. 

2 As pity dwells within his breast, 
To all the sons of need,— 

So God shall answer his request, 
With blessings on his seed. 

3 No evil tidings shall surprise 
His well establish’d mind: 

His soul to God, his refuge, flies, 
And leaves his fears behind. 

4 In times of general distress, 
Some beams of light shall shine, 

To shew the world his righteousness, 
And give him peace divine. 

5 His works of piety and love 
Remain before the Lord; 

Honour on earth, and joys above, 
Shall be his sure reward. 


PSALM 113. P. M. St. Helen’s. [*] 


The Majesty and Condescension of God. 
1 ye who delight to serve the Lord, 
The honours of his name record , 
His sacred name for ever bless: 
Where’er the circling sun displays 
His rising beams, or setting rays, 
Let lands and seas his power confess. 
2 Not time, nor nature’s narrow rounds, 
Can give his vast dominion bounds; 


The heavens are far below his height: - 


226 PSALM 118. 


e Let no created greatness dare 
With our eternal God compare, 
. Arm/’d with his uncreated might. 
e 3 He bows his glorious head to view 
What the bright hosts of angels do, 
And bends his care to mortal things : 
—His sovereign hand exalts the poor ; 
He takes the needy from the door, 
And makes them company for kings. 
4 [When childless families despair, 
He sends the blessing of an heir, 
To rescue their expiring name ; 
The mother, with a cheerful voice, 
Proclaims his praises and her joys: 
Let ev’ry age advance his fame. ] 
L. M. Quercy. [*] - 
God Sovereign and Gracious. 
1 rye servants of th’ almighty King, 
In ev’ry age his praises sing ; 
Where’er the sun shall rise or set, 
The nations shall his praise repeat. 
2 Above the earth—beyond the sky, 
Stands his high throne of majesty; 
Nor time nor place his power restrain— 
Nor bound his universal reign. 
3 Which of the sons of Adam dare, 
Or angels with their God compare ? 
His glories how divinely bright, 
Who dwells in uncreated light! 
4 Behold his love! he stoops to view 
What saints above and angels do; 
And condescends, yet more, to know 
The mean affairs of men below. 
5 From dust, and cottages obscure, 
His grace exalts the humble poor ; 
Gives them the honour of his sons, 
And fits them for their heavenly thrones. 
6 A word of his creating voice 
Can make the barren house rejoice : 
Though Sarah’s ninety years were past, 
The promis’d seed is born at last. 
% With joy the mother views her son. 
And tells the wonders God has done 


PSALM 114, 115. 227 
Faith may grow strong when sense despairs ; 
of nature fails, the promise bears.] 
~~ PSALM 114. L. M. Blendon. [*] 


Miracles attending Jsrael’s Journey. 
1 HEN Israel, freed from Pharabhis hand, 
Left the proud tyrant and his land, 
The tribes, with cheerful homage, own 
Their King, and Judah was his throne. 
e 2 Across the deep their journey lay ; 
o The deep divides to make them way: 
—Jordan beheld their march, and fled, 
With backward current, to his head. 
o 3 The mountains shook like frighted sheep, 
Like lambs the little hillocks leap ; 
Not Sinai on her base could stand, 
Conscious of sovereign power at hand. 
e 4 What power could make the deep divide! 
Make Jordan backward roll his tide! 
Why did ye leap, ye little hills ? 
And whence the fright that Sinai feels ? 
zg 5 Let ev’ry mountain, ev’ry flood, 
Retire, and know the approaching God! 
The King of Israel! see him here ! 
Tremble, thou earth, adore, and fear. 
6 He thunders—and all nature mourns: 
The rock to standing pools he turns ; 
Flints spring with fountains at his word, 
And fires and seas confess the Lord. 


PSALM 115. L. M. 1st Part. Psalm 97. [*] 


The true God: or, Idolatry reproved. 
1 is ee to ourselves, who are but dust, 
Not to ourselves is glory due ; 
Eternal God, thou only just, 
Thou only gracious, Wise and true! 
g 2 Shine forth, in all thy dreadful name ; 
e Why should a heathen’s haughty tongue 
Insult us, and, to raise our shame, 
d Say, ‘ Where’s the God you’ve serv’d so long ? 
o 3 The God, we serve, maintains his throne 
Above the clouds, beyond the skies: 
Through all the earth his will is done ; 
He knows our groans, he hears our cries. 


ae a 


228 PSALM 115. 


e.4 But the vain idols they adore, 
Are senseless shapes of stone and wood ; 
At best a mass of glitt’ring ore, 
A silver saint, or golden god. 
—5 [With eyes and ears they carve the head ; 
Deaf are their ears, their eyes are blind: 
In vain are costly off’rings made, 
And vows are scatter’d in the wind. 
6 Their feet were never made to move, 
Nor hands to save when mortals pray : 
Mortals that pay them fear or love, 
Seem to be blind and deaf as they. ] 
g 7 O Israel, make the Lord thy hope, 
Thy help, thy refuge, and thy rest: 
The Lord will build thy ruins up, 
And bless the people and the priest. 
a 8 The dead no more can speak thy praise, 
They dwell in silence in the grave ; 
o But we shall live to sing thy grace, 
u And tell the world thy power to save. 
P. M. Walworth. [*] 
Popish Idolatry reproved, 
1 Nt toour names, Thou only justand true, 
Not to our worthless names is glory due ; 
Thy power and grace,thy truthand justice, claim 
Immortal honours to thy sovereignname.{abode, 
Shine through the earth, from heaven thy blest 
Nor let the heathen say, ‘And where’s your God?” 
2 Heaven is thy higher court; there stands thy 
throne ; 
And through the lower worlds thy will is done: 
Earth is thy work ; the heavens thy hand hath 
spread ; 
e But fools adore the gods their hands have made: 
—The kneeling crowd, with looks devout, behold 
Their silver saviours, and their saints of gold. 
3 [Vain are those artful shapes of eyes and ears, 
The molten image neither sees nor hears ; 
Their handsare helpless,nor their feet can move; 
They have no speech, nor thought, nor power, 
nor love: 
Yet sottish mortals make their long complaints 
To their deaf idols and their moveless saints. 


PSALM 116. 229 
4 The rich have statues well adorn’d with gold; 


The poor, content with gods of coarser mould, 
With tools of iron carve the senseless stock, 
Lopt from a tree, or broken from a rock : 
People and priest drive on the solemn trade, 


And trust the gods that sawsand hammers made. ] 
a 5 Beheav’nandearthamaz’d!—’ Tis hard tosay, 


Which the more stupid,—or their gods or they. 
o O Israel, trust the Lord ; He hears and sees ; 


He knows thy sorrows, and restores thy peace: 


His worship does a thousand. comforts yield ; 

He is thy help, and he thy heavenly shield. 
o 6 In God we trust: our impious foes in vain 

Attempt our ruin, and oppose his reign ; 


e Had they prevail’d, darkness had clos’d our days, 


And death and silence had forbid his praise : 
s But we are sav’d, and live: let songs arise, 


And Zion bless the God who built the skies. 
PSALM 116. 1st Part. Canterbury. [*b] 


Recovery from Sickness. 
1 Cy LOVE the Lord; he heard my cries, 
And pity’d ev’ry groan: 
Long as I live, when troubles rise, 
Ill hasten to his throne. 
2 I love the Lord : he bow’d his ear, 
And chas’d my griefs away : 
O let my heart no more despair, 
While I have breath to pray! 
e 3 My flesh declin’d, my spirits fell, 
And I drew near the dead ; 
While inward pangs, and fears of hell, 
Perplex’d my wakeful head. 
d 4 ‘My God,’ I cry’d, ‘ thy servant save, 
‘'Thou ever good and just ; 
‘Thy power can rescue from the grave ; 
‘' Thy power is all my trust.’ 
—5 The Lord beheld me sore distress’d ; 
He bade my pains remove: 
Return, my soul, to God thy rest, 
For thou hast known his love. 
o 6 My God hath sav’d my soul from death, 
And dry’d my falling tears ; 
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230 PSALM 116, 117. 


o Now to his praise I’ll spend my breath, 


And my remaining years.] 


C. M. 2nd Part. Hymn 2d. St. Martin’s. [*] 


V. 12, &c.—Vows made in trouble, paid in the Church. 
1 HAT shall I render to my God, 
For all his kimdness shown ? 
o My feet shall visit thine abode, 
My songs address thy throne. 
—2 Among the saints who fill thy house, 
My off’ring shall be paid ; 
There shall my zeal perform the vows, 
My soul in anguish made. 
e 3 How much is mercy thy delight, 
Thou ever blessed God! 
How dear thy servants in thy sight! 
How precious is their blood ! 


o 4 How happy all thy servants are! 
How great thy grace to me! 
My life which thou hast made thy care, 
Lord, I devote to thee. 
—5 Now I am thine—for ever thne— ~ 
Nor shall my purpose move ; 
Thy hand _ hath loos’d my bonds of pain, 
And bound me with thy love. 
6 Here, in thy courts, I leave my vow, 
And thy rich grace record ; 
Witness, ye saints, who hear me now, 
If I forsake the Lord. 


PSALM 117. C. M. Dozology. [*] 


Praise to God from all Nations. 
o 1 O ALL ye nations, praise the Lord, 
Each with a diff’rent tongue ; 
In ev’ry language learn his word, 
And let his name be sung. 
2 His mercy reigns through ey’ry land! 
Proclaim his grace abroad : 
For ever firm his truth shall stand ; 
Praise ye the faithful God. 
L. M. Old Hundred. [*} 
1 ROM all who dwell below the skie 
Let the Creator’s praise arise ; 


oy 


~ 


, 


PSALM 117, 118. _ 231 


Let the Redeemer’s name be sung, 
Through ev’ry land, by ev’ry tongue. 
2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; 
Eternal truth attends thy word: 
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, 
Till suns shall rise and set, no more. 

S. M. Kibworth. [*] 
1 4 name, almighty Lord, 

Shall sound through distant lands ; 
Great is thy grace, and sure thy word ; 
Thy truth for ever stands. 


2 Far be thine honour spread, 
And long thy praise endure ; 
Till morning light and evening shade 
Shall be exchang’d no more. 


PSALM 118. C. M. 1st Part. Mear. [*] 
[ i ETL, patie from 7 
1 ord appears my helper now ; 
T Nor is my faith afraid 
What all the sons of earth can do, 
Since heaven affords its aid. 
2 Tis safer, Lord, to hope in thee, 
And have my God my friend, 
Than trust in men of high degree, 
And on their truth depend. 
3 Like bees my foes beset me round, 
A large and angry swarm ; 
But I shall all their rage confound, 
By thine almighty arm. 
4 *Tis through the Lord my heart is strong ; 
In him my lips rejoice : 
While his salvation is my song, 
How cheerful is my voice! 
5 Like angry bees they girt me round; 
When God appears they fly: 
So burning thorns, with crackling sound, 
Make a fierce blaze, and die. 
6 Joy to the saints, and peace belongs ; 
The Lord protects their days : 
Let Israel tune immortal songs 


To his almighty grace.] 


239 PSALM iis. 
C. M. 2nd Part. Barby. [*] ~ 


V.17—21. Public Praise for Deliverance from Death. 
1 jake thou hast heard thy servant cry, 
And rescu’d from the grave ; 
Now shall he live : (and none can die, 
If Ged resolve to save.) 


2 Thy praise, more constant than before, 
Shall fill his daily breath: 
Thy hand that hath chastis’d him sore, 
Defends him still from death. 
o 3 Open the gates of Zion now, 
For we shall worship there— 
The house where all the righteous go, 
Thy mercy to declare. 
o 4 Among th’ assemblies of thy saints, 
Our thankful voice we raise ; 
—Here we have told thee our complaints, 
o And here we speak thy praise. 


C. M. 3rd Part. Colchester. Mear. [*] 
V. 22, 23.—Christ the Foundation of his Church. — 
1 EHOLD, the sure foundation-stone, 
Which God in Zion lays, 
To build our heavenly hopes upon, 
And his eternal praise. 
e 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, 
And saints adore the name; 
o They trust their whole salvation here, 
Nor shall they suffer shame. 
e 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, 
Reject it with disdain ; ~ 
Yet on this rock the church shall rest, 
And envy rage in vain. 
g 4 What though the gates of hell withstood, 
Yet must this building rise: 
Tis thine own work, almighty God, 
And wondrous in our eyes. 


C. M. 4th Part. Sunday. Bethlehem. [*] 


V. 24, 25, 26.— Hosanna for the Lord’s Day. 


1 Wes is the day the Lord hath made ; 
He calls the hours his own: 


_ PSALM 118. 


0 o Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, 
And praise surround his throne. 
o 2 To-day he rose and left the dead, 
And Satan’s empire fell ; 
To-day the saints his triumphs spread, 
And all his wonders tell. 
o 3 Hosanna to the Anointed King, 
To David’s holy Son; 
—Help us, O Lord, descend, and bring 
Salvation from thy throne. 
o 4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men 
With messages of | grace ; 
Who comes, in God his Father’s name, 
To save our sinful race. 
o 5 Hosanna in the highest strains, 
The church on earth can raise : 
wu The highest heavens, in which he reigns, 
Shall give him nobler praise. 
S. M. St. Thomas. [*] 
V. 22—27. Salvation by Christ. 
i{ — what a living Stone 
The builders did refuse : 
o Yet God hath built his church thereon, 
In spite of envious Jews, 
e 2 The Scribe and angry Priest 
Reject thine only Son ; 
o Yet on this Rock shall Sion rest, 
As the chief corner Stone. 
o 3. The work, O Lord, is thine, 
And wondrous in our eyes; 
_ This day declares it all divine; 
This day did Jesus rise. 
o 4 . This is the glorious day, 
That our Redeemer made : 
Let us rejoice, and sing, and pray ; 
Let all the church be glad. 
s 5 Hosanna to the King 
Of David’s royal blood : 
Bless him, ye saints; He comes to bring 
Salvation from your God. 
—6 We bless thine holy word, 
Which all this grace displays ; 
20 


234 PSALM 118, 119. 


And offer on thine altar, Lord, 
Our sacrifice of praise.]- 
L. M. Old Hundred. [*] 
V. 22—27.—A new Song of Salvation by Christ. 
1 b brie: what a glorious Corner-Stone 
The Jewish builders did refuse ! 
But God hath built his church thereon, 
In spite of envy, and the Jews. 
e 2 Great God, the work is all divine, 
The joy and wonder of our eyes! 
o This is the day that proves it thine, 
The day that saw our Saviour rise. 
3 Sinners,rejoice, and saints, be glad ; 
Hosanna! let his name be blest! 
A thousand honours on his head, 
With peace, and light, and glory rest! 
—4 In God’s own name, he comes to bring 
Salvation to our dying race ; 
o Let the whole church address the King, 
With hearts of joy, and songs of praise. 


PSALM 119. 

I have collected and disposed the most useful verses of this 
Psalm under eighteen different heads, and formed a 
Divine Song upon each of them. But the verses are 
much transposed to attain some degree of connexion. 


In some places, instead of the words law, commands, judg- _ 


ments, testimonies, I have used gospel, word, grace, 
truth, promises, éuc. as more agreeable to the New Tes- 
tament, and the common language of Christians; and it 
equally answers the design of the Psalmist, which was 
to recommend the Holy Scriptures. 


PSALM 119. C. M. 1st Part. Bedford. [*] 
Blessedness of Saints and Misery of Sinners. 
Ver. 1, 2, 3. 
o 1 LEST are the undefil’d in heart, 
Whose ways are right and clean ; 
Who never from thy law depart, 
But fly from ey’ry sin. 
2 Blest are the men who keep thy word, 
And practise thy commands ; 


PSALM 119. 235 


o With their whole heart they seek thee, Lord, 
And serve thee with their hands. 
Ver. 165. 
e 3 Great is their peace, who love thy law; 
How firm their souls abide! 
—Nor can a bold temptation draw 
Their steady feet aside. 


Ver. 6. 
b 4 Then shall my heart have inward joy, 
And keep my face from shame, 
When all thy statutes I obey, 
And honour all thy name. 
Ver. 21, 118. 
e 5 But haughty sinners God will hate; 
The proud shall die accurst ; 
The sons of falsehood and deceit 
Are trodden to the dust. 
Ver. 119, 155. 
p 6 Vile as the dross the wicked are ; 
And those who leave thy ways, 
Shall see salvation from afar, 
But never taste thy grace. 
C. M. 2nd Part. Canterbury. [*] 


Devotion: constant Conterse with God. 
1 ra thee, before the dawning light, 
My gracious God, I pray: 
I meditate thy name by night, 
And keep thy law by day. 
Ver. 81. 
2 My spirit faints to see thy grace; 
Thy promise bears me up: 
And, while salvation long delays, 
Thy word supports my hope. 
Ver. 164. 
3 Seven times a day I lift my hands, 
And pay my thanks to thee; 
Thy righteous providence demands 
Repeated praise from me. 
Ver. 62. 
4 When midnight darkness veils the skies, 
I call thy works to mind ; 
My thoughts in warm devotion rise, 
And sweet acceptance find. 


236 PSALM 119. 
C. M. 3rd Part. St. Ann's. [*] 


Sincerity, and devoted Obedience. 
Ver. 57, 60. 
o 1 HOU art my portion, O'my God ; 
Soon as I know thy way, 
My heart makes haste t’ obey thy word, 
And suffers no delay. 
Ver. 30, 14. 
2 I choose the path of heavenly truth, 
And glory in my choice; 
Not all the riches of the earth 
Could make me so rejoice. 
3 The testimonies of thy grace 
I set before mine eyes; 
Thence I derive my daily strength, 
And there my comfort lies. 
Ver. 59. 
e 4 If once I wander from thy path, 
I think upon my ways ; 
o Then turn my feet to thy commands, 
And trust thy pard’ning grace. 
Ver. 94, 144, 
d 5 Now I am thine,—for ever thine,— 
e  O save thy servant, Lord! 
o Thou art my shield, my hiding place, 
My hope is in thy word. 
Ver. 112. 
—6 Thou hast inclin’d this heart of mine 
Thy statutes to fulfil ; 
o And thus, till mortal life shall end, 
Would I perform thy will. 
cM. 4th Part. Mear. [*] 


Instructions from Scripture. 
Ver. 9. 


bl How shall the young secure their hearts, 
And guard their lives from sin ? 
—Thy word the choicest rule imparts, 
To keep the conscience clean. 
Ver. 130. 
o 2 When once it enters to the mind, 
It spreads such light abroad, 
The meanest souls struction find, — 
And raise their thoughts to God. 


PSALM 119. 
Ver. 105. 
—3 ’Tis like the sun, a heav’nly light, 
That guides us all the day; 
And, through the dangers of the night, 
A ‘lamp to hea our way. 
Ver. 99, 100. 
4 The men who keep thy law with care, 
And meditate thy word, 
Grow wiser than their teachers are, 
And better know the Lord. 
Ver. 104, 113. 
5 Thy precepts make me truly wise ; 
I hate the sinner’s road : 
I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, 
o But love thy law, my God. 
Ver. 89, 90, 
g 6 (The starry heavens thy rule obey, 
‘The earth maintams her place ; 
And these thy servants, night and day, 
Thy skill and power express. 
b 7 But still, thy law and gospel, Lord, 
Have lessons more divine : 
g Not earth stands firmer than thy word ; 


Nor stars so nobly she.) 
Ver. 160, 140, 9, 116. 


—8 Thy word is everlasting truth ; 
How pure is ev’ry page! 
That holy book shall guide our youth, 
And well support our age. 
C. M. 5th Part. Barby. [*] 
Delight in the Scriptures. 
Ver. 97. 


er. . 
1 HOW 1 love thy holy law! 
O Tis daily my delight ; 
And thence my meditations draw 
Divine advice by aba 


2 My waking eyes hrc the day, 
To meditate thy word; 
My soul with longing melts away, 
To hear thy gospel, Lord 
How doth ae nes oh 
3 How dot y word my heart engage— 
How well employ my tongue! 


238 PSALM 119. 


~ And in my tiresome pilgrimage, 
Yields me a heavenly song! 
Ver. 19, 103. 
4 Am I a stranger, or at home, 
Tis my perpetual feast! 
Not honey, dropping from the comb, 
So much delights my taste. 
Ver. 72, 127. 
5 No treasures so enrich the mind ; 
Nor shall thy word be sold 
For loads of silver well refin’d, 
Nor heaps of ae gold. 
28, 49, 175. 
6 When nature bisa and spirits droop, 
Thy promises of grace 
g Are pillars to support my hope,— 
And there I write thy praise. 
~  C.M. 6th Part. St. Martin’s. [*] 


Holiness end Comfort from the Word. 
Ver. 128. 


1 D i verwers I esteem thy judgments right, 
And all thy statutes just ; 

Thence I maintain a constant fight 

With ev’ry flatt’ring lust. 

Ver. 97, 9... 

2 ie precepts often I survey ; 

I keep thy law m sight, 
Through all the business of the day, 

To form my — — 


3 My heart, in midnight silence, cries, 
‘How sweet thy comforts be!’ 

My thoughts in holy wonder rise, 
And bring their thanks to thee. ~~ 

Ver. 162. 

4 And when my spirit drinks her fill, 
At some good word of thine, 

Not mighty men, that share the spoil, 
Have joys compar’d to mine. 

C. M. 7th Part. Bedford. [*] 


Imperfection of Nature : Perfection of Scripture. 
er. 96, paraphrased. 


1 i Pas all the Heathen writers join, 
To form one perfect book ; 


PSALM 119. 239 


Great God, if once compar’d with thine, 
How mean their writings look! 
2 Not the most perfect rules they gave, 
Could shew one sin forgiven ; 
Nor lead a step beyond the grave; 
But thine conduct to heaven. 
e 8 I’ve seen an end of what we call 
Perfection, here below ; 
How short the powers of nature fall, 
And can no further go. 
4 Yet men would fain be just with God, 
By works their hands have wrought ; 
But thy commands, exceeding broad, 
Extend to ev’ry thought. 
e 5 In vain we boast perfection here, 
While sin defiles our frame ; 
And sinks our virtues down so far, ry 
They scarce deserve the name. 
—6 Our faith, and love, and ev’ry grace, 
Fall far below thy word ; 
But perfect truth and righteousness 
Dwell only with the Lord. 


C. M. 8th Part. York. [*] 
The Word of God, the Saint’s Portion. 
Ver. 111, paraphrased. 
1 L ORD, I have made thy word my choice, 
My lasting heritage ; 
o There shall my noblest powers rejoice, 
My warmest thoughts engage. 
b 2 I'll read the histories of thy love, 
And keep thy laws in sight ; 
While through the promises I rove 
With ever fresh delight. 
—3 ’Tis a broad land—of wealth unknown, 
Where springs of life arise,— 
o Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, 
And hidden glory lies. 
—4 The best relief that mourners have ; 
It makes our sorrows blest : 
g Our fairest hope beyond the grave, 
And our eternal rest. 


240 PSALM 119. 
C. M. 9th Part. “Abridae. 1*] 


Teaching of the Spirit with the Word. 
Ver. 64, 68, 18.) ) 
1 pay mercies fill’ the’ adel ,O a 
How good thy works appez 
Open mine eyes to read thy word, 
And see thy wonders ‘there, 
Ver. 73, 125. situ 
2 My heart was fashion’d by thy hand ; E 
My service is thy due ; 
O make thy servant understand — 
The duties he must do. 
Ver. 19. 
3 Since I’m a stranger here below, 
Let not thy path be hid; base 
But mark the road my feet should £0, 
-» And be my ago ee 


p 4 When I cork ns Wendie ways, 
Thou heardst my soul complain ; 
Grant me the teachings of thy grace, 

Or I shall stray again. 
Ver. 33, 34. 
—5 If God to me his statutes shew, 
And heavenly truth impart ; 
o His work for ever Il] pursue ; 
His law shall rule my. heart. 
Ver. 50, 71. 
—6 [This was my comfort, when. : bore 
Variety of grief; 
It made me learn thy word the more, 
And fly to that relief. 
Ver. 51. 
7 le vain the proud dende me now; 
Pll ne’er forget thy law; >) 9 
Nor let that blessed gospel goy « 
Whence all my hopes I pide» ay is 
Ver. 27, 171. 
8 When I have learnt my Father’s will, 
I’ll teach the world his ways: 
My thankful lips, inspir’d with zeal, 
Shall loud pronounce his praise.] 


Bs) PSALM 119. 241 
C.M. 10th Part. Swanwick. [b] 


Pleading the Promises. 
Ver. 38, 49. 
1 Be thy waiting servant, Lord, 
Devoted to thy fear ; 
Remember, and confirm thy word, 
For all my hopes are there. 
Ver. 41, 58, 107. 
e 2 Hast thou not sent salvation down, 
And promis’d quick’ning grace ? 
Does not my heart address thy throne ?— 
And yet thy love delays. 
Ver. 123, 42. 
p 3 Mine eyes for thy salvation fail ; 
O bear thy servant up! 
Nor let the scoffing lips prevail, 
Which dare reproach my hope. 
: Ver. 49, 74. % 
e 4 Didst thou not raise my faith, O Lord? 
— Then let thy truth appear; 
o Saints shall rejoice in my reward, 
And trust as well as fear. 


C. M. 11th Part. Hymn 2d. [b] 


Breathing after Holiness. 


Ver. 5, 33. 
1 O THAT the Lord would guide my ways, 
To keep his statutes still ! 
O that my God would grant me grace, 
To know and do his will. 
Ver. 29. 
2 O send thy Spirit down—to write 
Thy law upon my heart! - 
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, 
Nor act the liar’s part. 
Ver. 37, 36. 
3 From vanity turn off my eyes; 
Let no corrupt design, 
Nor covetous desires, arise 
Within this soul of mine. 
Ver. 133. 
4 Order my footsteps by thy word, 
And make my heart sincere: 
Let sin have no dominion, Lord ; 
But keep my conscience clear. 
21 


242 PSALM 119. 
Ver. 176. 
e 5 My soul hath gone too far astray, 
My feet too often slip ; 
Yet since I’ve not forboe thy Way, 
Restore thy gate Hes sheep. — 


o 6 Make me to walk | in at commands : 
Tis a delightful road ; 
Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, 
Offend against my God. 
C. M. 12th Part. Wantage. ry 


Breathing after Comfort and Deliverance. 
Ver. 153 


e 1 M* God, consider my distress, 
Let mercy plead my cause ; 
Though I have sinn’d against ine grace, 
I can’t forget thy laws. , 
Ver. 39, 116. 
p 2 Forbid, forbid the shar p reproach, 
hich T so justly fear ; 
Uphold my life, uphold my hopes, 
Nor let my shame appear. 
Ver. 122, 135. 
—3 Be thou a surety, Lord, for me, 
Nor let the proud oppress ; 
But make thy waiting servant see 


The shinings of thy face. 
Ver. 82. 


e 4 Mine eyes with expectation fail; 
My heart withm me cries, 
‘When will the Lord his truth fulfil, . 


‘ And make my comforts rise ’’ 
Ver. 132. 


—5 Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, 
And shew thy grace the same, 
o As thou art ever wont t’ afford: 
To those who love thy name.©)) 
C. M. 13th Part. Coldinigial al 


Holy Fear and A i of Conscience. | 
Ver 


1 Wilk my whole est tPve soubht thy face, 
O let me never stray 
From thy commands, O God of grace, 
Nor tread the sinner’s way. 


PSALM 119. 243 
Ver. 11. 
2 Thy word I’ve hid within my heart, 
To keep my conscience clean ; 
And be an everlasting guard 
From ey’ry rising sin. 
Ver. 63, 53, 158. 
3 I’m a companion of the saints, 
Who fear and love the Lord ; 
a My sorrows rise, my nature faints, 
When men transgress thy word. 
Ver. 161, 163 
e 4 While sinners do thy gospel wrong, 
My spirit stands in awe ; 
My soul abhors a lying tongue, 
But loves thy righteous law. 
Ver. 161, 120. 
p 5 My heart with sacred rev’rence hears 
The threat’nings of thy word ; 
My flesh, with holy trembling, fears 
The judgments of the Lord. 
- Ver. 166, 174. 
—6 My God, I long, I hope, I wait 
For thy salvation still ; 
o While thy whole law is my delight, 
And I gbey thy will. 
C.M. 14th Part. Reading. [b*] 


Benefit of Affictions, and Support under them. 
Ver. 153 


1 C ONSIDER all my sorrows, Lord, 
And thy deliv’rance send ; 
My soul for thy salvation faints ; 
When will my pr arepe end! 


er. 71. 
2 Yet have | found ’tis good for me 
To bear my Father’s rod ; 
Afflictions make me learn thy law, 
And live upon my God. 
Ver. 50. 
3 This is the comfort I enjoy, 
When new distress begins ; 
I read thy word, J run thy way, 
And hate my former sins. 
Ver. 92, 


4 Had not thy word been my delight, 
When earthly joys were fled, 


244 PSALM 119. 


My soul, oppress’d wie w’s weight 
Had sunk ane: th ¢ de dead a) j . 
Ver. 75, 
5 I know thy judgments, Lord, are i ght, 
Though they may seem severe ¢ 
The sharpest suff’rings I endure... 
Flow from thy faithéul Carers Ao ax Bi 


6 Before I knew iy Challis Bo Ks 
My feet were apt to stray: 
But now I learn to keep thy word, — 
Nor wander from thy way. 
C. M. 15th Part. Bethlehem. mn 


Holy snap 


1 O THAT thy : stntiriah. ewry hour, 
Might dwell upon my mind! ~ 
Thence I derive a quick’ning power, 
And daily peace I = 
Ver. 15, 16. 
2 To meditate thy eter Lord, 
Shall be my sweet employ; 
My soul shall ne’er forget thy word ; 
o Thy word is all as y Joy. 


—3 How would I oe in thy commands, 
If thou my heart discharge 
From sin’s and Satan’s hateful; caine 
And set my feet aa ry 


o 4 My lips with courage shall declare | 
Thy statutes and thy name ; 
Pll speak thy word, though kings should hear, 
Nor yield to sinful shame. 
Ver. 61, 69, 70. 
—5 Let bands of persecutors Tis€, Uy ; 
To rob me of my right,— 
Let pride and malice forge their: Ties,, y 
Thy law is my debit. Hiv sa 


o 6 Depart from iy ps iced race, 
Whose hands and hearts are ill: 
-o I love my God, I love his ways, 
And must obey his will. 


SSA ey ge ake ae 


PSALM 119. 245 
C. M. 16th Part. Plymouth. [b] 
Prayer for Quickening Grace. 
Ver. 25, 37 
pl MS soul lies cleavig to the dust ; 
Lord, give me life divine = 
From vain desires and ev’ry lust, 
Turn off these eyes of mine. 
e 2 I need the influence of thy grace, 
To speed me in thy way; 
Lest I should loiter in my race, 
Or turn my feet astray. 
Ver. 107. 
3 When sore afflictions press me down, 
I need thy quick’ning powers ; 
Thy word.that I have rested on 
Shall help my heaviest hours. 
Ver. 156, 40. 
e 4 Are not thy mercies sovereign still ? 
And thou a faithful God ? 
Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal, 
To run the heavenly road ? 
Ver. 159, 40. 
5 Does not my heart thy precepts love, 
And long to see thy face ? 
e And yet how slow my spirits move, 
Without enliv’ning grace! 
—6 Then shall I love thy gospel more, 
And ne’er forget thy word ; 
When | have felt its quick’ning power 
To draw me near the Lord. 
L. M. 1st Part. Babylon. [b] et 
‘Courage and Perseverance under Trials. 
Ver. 143, 28. 
1 WHEN pain and anguish seize me, Lord, 
All my support is from thy word : 
My soul dissolves for heaviness’; * 
Uphold me with thy strength’ning grace. 
Ver. 51, 69, 110. 
2 The proud have fram’d their scoffs and lies, 
They watch my feet with envious eyes, 
And tempt my soul to snares and sin; 
Yet thy commands I ne’er decline. 


246 PSALM 119,120. 
Ver. 161, 78.5; © 
3 They hate me, Lord, ordabousie « cause, 
They hate to see me. love thy laws; 
But I will trust, and fear thy name, 
Till pride and malice die with shame, 


L. M. 2nd Part: Querey. aps 
sctenee 7 Ms thos 
1 Aree 1 Beeb ny ibid hand 
How kind was thy chastising rod ! 
That fore’d my conscience to a'stand, 
And brought my wand’ring soul to God ! 
e 2 Foolish and vain, | went arp egtod 
Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord ; 
p I left my guide, and lost my way, 
—But now | love, oe iss thy Pago 


3 ’Tis good for me i hea the yoke, 
For pride is apt to rise and swell ; 
Tis good to bear my Father’s stroke, 
That I might learn Pus Natates well. 

er. 


o 4 The law, that issues from thy mouth, 
Shall raise my cheerful passions more 
Than all the treasures of the south, 

Or western hills of eoiden ore. 
er. 

—5 Thy hands have made. my mortal frame, 
Thy Spirit form’d my soul within ; 

Teach me to know thy wondrous name, 
And guard me safe fae death and sin. 


r. 74, 
o 6 Then all, who 16¥e ‘and fear the Lord, 
In my salvation shall rejoice ; 
For | have hoped in thy word, 
And made thy grace my only choice. 


PSALM 120. C.M. Dorset. ia 
Complaint of Strife, and Desire for Peace. 
1 £ iy God of love, thou ever blest, 
Pity my suff’ring state ; 
When wilt thou set my soul at rest, 
From lips that love deceit ! ) 


PSALM 121. 247 


2 Hard lot of mine!'my days are cast 
Among the’ sons’ of strife,° 

Whose never ceasing brawlings waste 
My golden hours of life. 

3 O might I fly to change my place, 
How would.I choose to dwell 

In some wide, lonesome. wilderness, 
And leave these.gates, of hell ! 

4 Peace is the. blessing that I seek, 
How lovely. are its charms! 

I am for peace; but when I speak, 
They all declare for.arms. _.. 

5 New passions still their souls engage, 
And keep their malice strong ; 

What shall be done to curb thy rage, 
O thou devouring tongue! 

6 Should burning arrows smite thee through, 
Strict justice would approve ; 

But I had rather spare my foe, 
And melt his heart with love. 


PSALM 121. L. M. Sheffield. Truro. [*] 
Divine Protection. 
1 Eye to the hills I lift mine eyes, 
Th’ eternal hills beyond the skies; 

Thence all her help my soul derives: ' 
There my almighty refuge lives.] 

g 2 He lives! the everlasting God, 
Who built the world, who spread the flood ; 
The heavens with all their hosts he made, 
And the dark regions of the dead ! 

—3 He guides our feet, he guards our way ; 
His morning smiles bless all the day ; 
He spreads the ev’ning veil, and keeps 
The silent hours while Israel sleeps. 

o 4 Israel, a name divinely blest, 
May rise secure, securely rest ; 
Thy holy Guardian’s wakeful eyes 
Admit no slumber or surprise. 

—5 No sun shall smite thy head by day ; 
Nor the pale moon, with sickly ray, 
Shall blast thy couch ; no baleful star 
Dart his malignant fire so far. 


248 PSALM 121. 


o 6 Should earth and hell with malice burn, 


Still thou shalt go, and still return; 
Safe in the Lord ; his heavenly care 
Defends thy life from ev'ry snare. — 


—7 On thee foul spirits have: no power; — 
e And, in thy last departing hour, © 
i) Angels, who trace the airy road, » > > 


Shall bear thee homeward to thy God.” 
C. M. Mear. [*] | 


Preservation by Day and Night. 
1 Hi heaven I lift my waiting eyes, 
There all my hopes are laid ; 

The Lord, who built the earth nn skies, 
Is my perpetual aid. 

2 Their feet shall never slide to fall, 
Whom he designs to keep: 

His ear attends the softest call ; 
His eyes can never sleep. 

3 He will sustain our weakest powers, 
With his almighty arm ; 

And watch our most unguarded hours, 
Against surprising harm. 

4 Israel, rejoice, and rest secure, 
Thy keeper is the Lord ; 

His wakeful eyes employ his power 
For thine eternal guard. 

5 Nor scorching sun, nor sickly moon 
Shall have his leave to smite ; 

He shields thy head from burning noon, — 
From blastmg damps at night. | : 

6 He guards thy soul, he keeps thy breath, 
Where thickest dangers come ; 

Go and return, secure from death, 
Till God commands thee home. tis 


_P. M. Allerton. fh 


God our Preserver. 


ne ee 


— oS ae 
aes 


1 = I lift mine eyes, 
From God is all my aid ;— 

The God who built the skies, 

And earth and nature made : 


PSALM 122. 249 


God isthe tower 
To which I fly; 
His grace is nigh © 
In ev’ry hour. 

—2 My feet shall never slide, 
And fall in fatal snares ; E 
Since God, my guard and guide, 
Defends me from my fears. 

o Those wakeful eyes 

That never sleep, 
Shall Israel keep 
When dangers rise. 
3 No burning heats by day, 
Nor blasts of ev’nimg air, » 
Shall take my health away, 
If God be with me there: 

0 Thou art my-sun, 

And thou my shade, 
To guard my head, 
By night or noon. 

o 4 Hast thou not given thy word, 
To save my soul from death ? 
And I can trust my Lord 
To keep my mortal breath : 

s I’ll go and come, 

Nor fear to die, 
Till from on high, 
Thou call me home. 


PSALM 122. C: M: Hymn 2d. Bethlehem. [*] 
Going to Church. 


o 1 i ! OW did my heart rejoice to hear 
My friends devoutly say, 
o ‘In Zion let us all appear, © 
‘ And keep the solemn day!’ 
—2 I love her gates, I Jove the road! 
- g _ The church, adorn’d with grace, 
Stands like a palace built for God, 
To shew his milder face. 
3 Up to her courts, with joys unknown, 
The holy. tribes repair ; ) 
e The Son of David holds his throne, © 
And sits in judgment there. bal 


250 PSALM 122. 


. ; 
—4 He hears our praises, and complaints ;_ 


e€ 


And while his awful yoice _ 
Divides the sinners from the saints, 
We tremble, and rejoice ! 


b 5 Peace be within this sacred place, 


And joy a constant guest! 
With holy gifts and heavenly grace, 
Be her attendants blest. 


ie 


R 


—6 My soul shall pray for Zion still,” 


& 


While life or breath remains ; 
Here my best friends, my kindred dwell, 
Here God, my Saviour, reigns. 
P.M. Dalston. [*] 


Joy in the Worship and Blessedness of Zion. 


b1 i ie OW pleas’d and blest was I, 


% 


To hear the people cry, 
‘Come, let us seek our God to-day !? | 
Yes, with a cheerful zeal, 
We'll haste to Zion’s hill, 
And there our vows and honours pay, 


—2 Zion, thrice happy place, 


oO 
e€ 


Adorn’d with wondrous grace, 

And walls of strength embrace thee round ; 
In thee our tribes appear, 
To pray, and praise, and hear 

The sacred gospel’s joyful sound: 

3 Here David’s greater Son 
Has fix’d his royal throne ; 

He sits for grace and judgment herR 
He bids the saints be glad; _ Hy 
He makes the sinner sad ; 


—And humble souls rejoice with fear. er 


b 


oO 


4 May peace attend thy gate, 
And joy within thee Wait, TA 

To bless the soul of ev’ry guest; 3 ee 
The man who seeks thy peace, 
And wishes thine increase, 

A thousand blessings on him rest! 


—5 My tongue repeats her vows— 


e 


‘Peace to this sacred house ! 


—For here my friends and kindred dwell ; 


PSALM 123, 124. 251 


o And since my glorious God 
Makes thee his blest abode, 
My soul shall ever love thee well. 
Repeat the 4th stanza, if necessary. 


PSALM 123. C.M. China. [*] 
Pleading with Submission. 
1 O THOU, whose grace and justice reign, 
Enthron’d above the skies, 

To thee our hearts would tell their pain, 
To thee we lift our eyes. 

2 As servants watch their master’s hand, 
And fear the angry stroke ; 

Or maids before their mistress stand, 
And wait a peaceful look ;— 

3 So for our sins we justly feel 
Thy discipline, O God ; 

Yet wait the gracious moment still, 
Till thou remove thy rod. 

4 Those, who in wealth and pleasure live, 
Our daily groans deride ; 

And thy delays of mercy give 
Fresh courage to their pride. 

5 Our foes insult us, but our hope 
In thy compassion lies ; 

This thought shall bear our spirits up, 
That God will not despise. 


PSALM 124. L. M: Nantwich. Truro. [*] 
Song for Deliverance. 
1 AD not the Lord, may Israel say, 
H Had not the Lord maintain’d our side, 
When men, to make our lives a prey, 
Rose like the swelling of the tide ;— 
2 The swelling tide had stop’d our breath: 
So fiercely did the waters roll, 
We had been swallow’d deep in death— 
Proud waters had o’erwhelm’d our soul! 
u 3 We leap for joy, we shout and sing, 
Who just escap’d the fatal stroke ; 
So flies the bird, with cheerful wing, 
When once the fowler’s snare is broke. — 


252 PSALM 125. 


Who broke the fowler’s s cursed snar . 

Who sav’d us from the murd’ eae, « 

And made our lives and souls his care. 

g 5 Our help is in Jehovah’s n 

Who form’d the earth, and rae ‘the skies ; 

He, who upholds that. wondrous frame, 

Guards his own church with. Watchful eyes. 
PSALM 125. C..M. Mear. [*} 


The Saint's Trial and Safety. 
1 Ue as the sacred hill, 
And firm as mountains be ;— 
Firm asa rock the soul shall rest, 
That leans, O Lord, on thee. 


2 Not walls, nor hills, could guard so well 

Old Salem’s happy ground, 
As those eternal arms of love, 

That ev’ry saint surround. 


e 3 While tyrants are a smarting scourge, 
To drive them near to God ; 

e Divine compassion does allay 
The fury of the rod. 

p 4 Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere, 
And lead them safely on, 

To the bright gates of Paradise, 

Where Christ their Lord is gone. 

—5 But, if we trace those crooked ways, 
That the old serpent drew ; 

e The wrath, that drove him first to hell, 
Shall smite his followers too.] 


S. M. Watchman. [*] 
The Saint's Trial and Safety. 


01 IRM and unmov’d are they, 
Who rest their souls on God ; 
Firm as the mount where David dwelt, 
Or where the ark abode. 
—2 As mountains stood to guard 
The city’s sacred ground ; 
So God and his almighty love 
Embrace his saints around. 
e 3. What though the Father’s rod 
Drop a chastising stroke ; 


oe oy 


7-7 
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u 4 For ever blessed be the Gil; ree 


PSALM 126. 253 
Yet, lest it wound their souls too deep, 
_ Its fury shall be broke. — 
p 4. Deal gently, Lord, with those, 
Whose faith and pious fear— 
Whose hope, and love, and ev’ry grace, 
Proclaim their hearts sincere. 
—5 Nor shall the tyrant’s rage 
Too long oppress the saint ; 
o The God of. Israel will support 


His children, lest they faint. 
e 6 But if our slavish fear 

Will choose the road to hell, 
a We must expect our portion there, 

Where bolder sinners dwell. 


PSALM 126. L. M. Green’s. [*] 
Surprising Deliverance. 
1 HEN God restor’d our captive state, 
Joy was our song, and grace our theme; 
The grace, beyond our hope so great, 
That joy appear’d a painted dream. 
2 The scoffer owns thy hand, and pays 
Unwilling honours to thy name ; 
While we, with pleasure, shout thy praise— 
With cheerful notes, thy love proclaim. 
$3 When we review our dismal fears, 
”T was hard to think they’d vanish so: 
With God we left our flowing tears; 
He makes our joys like rivers flow. 
4 The man, that, in his furrow’d field, 
His scatter’d seed with sadness leaves, 
Will shout to see the harvest yield 
A welcome load of joyful sheaves.] 
C. M. Sunday. Swanwick. F*] 
4 remarkable Display of Divine Grace. 
1 WHEN God reveal’d his gracious name, 
And chang’d my mournful state, 
u My rapture seem’d a pleasing dream, 
The grace appear’d so great. 
—2 The world beheld the glorious change, 
And did thy hand confess ; 
o My tongue broke out in unknown strains. 


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o And sung surprising grace. ' 
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ee = 


254 PSALM 127. 


d 3 ‘Great is the work!’ my neighbours cry’d, 
And own’d thy power divine ; 
‘Great is the work!’ my heart reply’d, 
o ‘And be the glory thine.” f 
o 4 The Lord can clear the darkest skies, 
Can give us day for night; 
Make drops of sacred sorrow rise — 
To rivers of delight. 
—5 Let those, who sow in sadness, wait 
Till the fair harvest come ; 
They shall confess their sheaves are great, 
o And shout the blessings home. 
—6 Though seed lie buried long in dust, 
It sha’n’t deceive their hope; 
o The precious grain can ne’er be lost, 
For grace ensures the crop. 


PSALM 127. L. M. Portugal. [*] 
Success and Happiness from God. 
1 ik God succeed not, all the cost, 
And pains, to build the house, are lost ; 

If God the city will not keep, 
The watchful guards as well may sleep. 
2 What if you rise before the sun, 
And work and toil when day is done ; 
Careful and sparing eat your bread, 
To shun that poverty you dread;— 
3 Tis all in vain, till God hath blest : 
He can make rich, yet give us rest; 
Children and friends are blessings too, 
If God our sovereign make them so. 

o 4 Happy the man, to whom he sends 
Obedient children, faithful friends : 
How sweet our daily comforts prove, 
When they are season’d with his love! 

C.M. Plymouth. J 
God all in all. 

1 TE God to build the house deny, 
The builders work in vain; 

And towns, without his wakeful eye, 

An useless watch maintain. 
2 Before the morning beams arise, 
_. Your painful work renew ; 


yi 


PSALM 128, 129. 255 


And, till the stars ascend the skies, 
Your tiresome toil pursue : 
3 Short be your sleep, and coarse your fare, 
n vain, till God has blest: 
But if his smiles attend your care, 
You shall have food and rest. 
4 Nor children, relatives, nor friends, 
Will real blessings prove, 
Nor all the earthly joys he sends, 
If sent without his love.] 
PSALM 128. C. M. Devizes. [*] 
Family Blessing. 
1 HAPPY man, wehone soul is fill’d 
With zeal and rev’rend awe! 
His lips to God their honours yield, 
His life adorns the law. 
2 A careful providence will stand, 
And ever guard thy head ; 
Will on the labours of thy hand 
Its kindly blessings shed. 
$3 Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine; 
Thy children round thy board, 
Each like a plant of honour shine, 
And learn to fear the Lord. 
4 The Lord will thy best hopes fulfil, 
For months and years to come ; 
The Lord, who dwells on Zion’s hill, 
Will send the blessings home. 
5 This is the man, whose happy eyes 
Shall see his house increase ; 
Shall see the sinking church arise, 
Then leave the world in peace. 
PSALM 129. C. M. Mear. [*] 
P f econ sy Gee I i 
1 rom rad you may srael say, 
UG Have I been nurs’d in tears; : 
My griefs were constant as the day, 
As tedious as the years. 
2 Up from my youth, I bore the rage 
Of all the sons of strife ; 
Oft they assail’d my riper age, 
But not destroy’d my life. / 


256 PSALM 130. 


3 Their cruel plough hath torn my flesh, — 
With furrows long and deep; 

Hourly they vex’d my wounds afresh ; 
Nor let my sorrows sleep. 

4 The Lord grew angry.on his throne, 
And, with mpartial eye, 

Measur’d the mischiefs they had done, 
And let his arrows fly. 

5 How was their insolence surpris’d 
To hear his thunders roll! 

And all the foes of Zion seiz’d 
With horrour to the soul. 

6 Thus shall the men, who hate the saints, 
Be blasted from the sky ; 

Their glory fades, their courage faints, 
And all their projects die. 

7 [What though they flourish tall and fair, 
They have no root beneath : 

Their growth shall perish im despair, 
And lie despis’d in death. 

8 So corn that on the house-top stands, 
No hope of harvest gives ; 

The reaper ne’er shall fill his hands, 
Nor binder fold the sheaves. 

9 It springs and withers on the place: 
No traveller bestows 

A word of blessing on the grass, 
Nor minds it as he goes.] 


~ PSALM 130. C. M. Abridge. Sunday. [*} 


Pardoning Grace. 
el ie kag of the deeps of long distress, 
The borders of despair, 
I sent my cries to seek thy grace,— 
My groans to move thine ear. 
a 2 Great God, should thy severer eye, 
And thine impartial hand, 
Mark and revenge iniquity,’ 
No mortal flesh could stand. 
—3 But there are pardons with my God, 
For crimes of high degree ; 
Thy Son has bought them with his blood, 
uff To draw us near to thee. 


PSALM 130. . 257 


4 [I wait for thy salvation, Lord, 
With strong desires I wait ; 
My soul, invited by thy word, 
Stands watching at thy gate.] 
e 5 (Just as the guards that keep the night 
Long for the morning skies, 
Watch the first beams of breaking light, 
And meet them with their eyes ;— 
6 So waits my soul to see thy grace ; 
And, more intent than they, 
Meets the first op’nings of thy face, 
And finds a brighter day.) 
o 7 Then in the Lord let Israel trust, 
Let Israel seek his face ; 
The Lord is good as well as just, 
And plenteous is his grace. 
o 8 There’s full redemption at his throne, 
For sinners long enslav’d ; 
The great Redeemer is his Son, 
And Israel shall be sav’d. 
‘L. M. Bath. Armley. [*] 


Pardoning Grace. 
al KF ROM deep distress,and troubled thoughts, 
To thee, my God, I raise my cries: 
If thou severely mark our faults, 
No flesh can stand before thine eyes. 
—2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace, 
Free to dispense thy pardons there ; 
That sinners may approach thy face, 
And hope and love, as well as fear. 
e 3 As the benighted pilgrims wait, 
And long and wish for breaking day, 
So waits my soul before thy gate ; 
When will my God his face display ? 
o 4 My trust is fix’d upon thy word, 
Nor shall I trust thy word in vain; 
Let mourning souls address the Lord, 
And find relief from all their pain. 
g 5 Great is his love, and large his grace, 
Through the redemption of his Son; 
He turns our feet from sinful ways, ‘i 
And pardons what our hands have done. 
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258 PSALM 131, 132. 
PSALM 131. C. M. York. [b) ~ 


Humility and Submission. — 
el tie there ambition in my heart? 
Search, gracious God, and see; 
Or do I act a haughty part? 
Lord, I appeal to thee. 
a 2 I charge my thoughts, be humble still, 
And all my carriage mild ; 
Content, my Father, with thy will, 
And quiet as a child. 
—3 The patient soul, the lowly mind, 
Shall have a large reward ; 
Let saints in sorrow lie resign’d, 


And trust a faithful Lord. 


PSALM 132. L. M. Leeds. [*] 
Ver. 5, 13—18. The House of God. 
1 W HERE shall we go, to seek and find 
A habitation for our God ? 
A dwelling for th’ eternal Mind, 
Among the sons of flesh and blood ? 


o 2 The God of Jacob chose the hill 

Of Zion for his ancient rest ; 
And Zion is his dwelling still ; 
His church is with his presence blest. — 

—3 Here will I fix my gracious throne, 
And reign for ever, saith the Lord ; 

o Here shall my power and love be known, 
And blessings shall attend my word. 

e 4 Here will I meet the hungry poor, 
And fill their souls with living bread : 
Sinners, who wait before my door, 

With sweet provision shall be fed. 

—5 Girded with truth, and cloth’d with grace, 
My priests, my ministers shall shine : 
Not Aaron in his costly dress, 

Made an appearance so divine. 

o 6 The saints, unable to contain — 

Their inward joys, shall shout and sing ; 
The Son of David here shall reign, 
And Zion triumph in her King. 


PSALM 132. 259 


q [Jesus shall see a num’rous seed, 

Born here t’ uphold his glorious name ; 
His crown shall flourish on his head, 
While all his foes are cloth’d with shame. ] 


C. M. Christmas. Swanwick. *] 
V. 4, 5, 7,8, 15—17. God's Presence, the Glory of His House. 


1 [NY Oslee sleep nor slumber to his eyes 
ood David would afford, 
Till he had found, below the skies, 
A dwelling for the Lord. 


2 The Lord in Zion plac’d his name ; 
His ark was settled there: 

To Zion the whole nation came, 
To worship thrice a year. 


3 But we have no such lengths to go, 
Nor wander far abroad ; 

Where’er thy saints assemble now, 
There is a house for God.] 


PAUSE. 
o 4 Arise, O King of grace, arise, 
And enter to thy rest ; 
e Lo! thy church waits with longing eyes, 
Thus to be own’d and bless’d. 


e 5 Enter, with all thy glorious train, 
Thy Spirit and thy word ; 
All that the ark did once contain, 
Could no such grace afford. 


—6 Here, mighty God, accept our vows; 
Here let thy praise be spread : 
Bless the provisions of thy house, 
And fill thy poor with bread. 


o 7 Here let the Son of David reign, 
Let God’s Anointed shine ; 
Justice and truth his court maintain, 
With love and power divine. 


g 8 Here let him hold a lasting throne; 
And, as his kingdom grows, 
Fresh honours’ shall adorn his crown, 
And shame confound his foes. 


260 PSALM 133. 
PSALM 133. C. M. Amn 2d. St. Anns. [*] 


Brotherly Love. © ” 
bh O, what an entertaining ‘sight, 
Are brethren who agree! 
Brethren, whose cheerful hearts unite 
In bands of piety! 


b 2 Whenstreams of love, from Christ the spring, 
Descend to ev’ry soul, 
And heavenly peace, with balmy 3 wing, 
Shades and bedews the whole : 
3 Tis like the oil, divinely sweet, 
On Aaron’s rev rend head ; 
The trickling drops perfum’d his feet, 
And o’er his garments spread. 
o 4 ’Tis pleasant as the morning dews, 
That fall on Zion’s hill ; 
Where God his mildest glory shews, 
And makes his grace distil. 


S. M. Peckham. [*] 
Union and Peace. 
b 1 eden ons are the sons of peace, 
Whose hearts and hopes are one ; 
Whose kind designs to serve and please 
Through all their actions run. 
o 2. Blest is the pious house, 
Where zeal and friendship meet ; 
Their songs of praise, their mingled yows, 
Make their communion sweet. 
3 Thus, when on Aaron’s head 
They pour’d the rich perfume, 
The oil through all his raiment spread, 
And pleasure fill’d the room. 
o 4 ‘Thus, on the heavenly hills, 
The saints are blest above ; 
Where joy like morning dew distils, 
And all the air is love. 
P. M. Dalston. [*] 
The Blessings of Friendship. 
b1 Ho pleasant ’tis to see 
Kindred: and friends agree ! 
Each in his proper station move ;— 
And each fulfil his part, 


PSALM 134, 135. 
With sympathizing heart, 
In all the cares of life and love! 
2 ’Tis like the ointment, shed 
On Aaron’s sacred head, 
Divinely rich, divinely sweet! 
The oil through all the room 
Diffus’d a choice perfume, 


Ran through his robes, and blest his feet. 


o 3 Like fruitful showers of rain, 
That water all the plain, 
Descending from the neighb’ring hills ; 
Such streams of pleasure roll 
Through ev’ry friendly soul, 
Where love like heavenly dew distils. 


PSALM 134. C. M. Devizes. [*] 
Daily and Nightly Devotion. 
1 Y E who obey th’ immortal King, 
Attend his holy place ; 
e Bow to the glories of his power, 
And bless his wondrous grace. 
o 2 Lift up your hands by morning light, 
And send your souls on high; | 
o Raise your admiring thoughts by night, 
Above the starry sky. 
o 3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts 
With rays of quick’ning grace ; 


g The God, who spread the heavens abroad, 


And rules the swelling seas. 


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PSALM 135. L. M. 1st Part. All-Saints. [*] 
V. 1—4, 14, 19—21. The Church, God’s House and Care. 


1 Pee ye the Lord; exalt his name, 


While in his holy courts ye wait, 


Ye saints, who to his house belong, 
Or stand attending at his gate. 


2 Praise ye the Lord; the Lord is good; 


To praise his name is sweet employ ; 
Israel he chose of old, and still 
His church is his peculiar joy. 


e 3 The Lord himself will judge his saints; 


He treats his servants as his friends : 


262 PSALM 185. 


And, when he hears their sore complaints, 
epents the sorrows that he sends. 

o 4 Through ev’ry age, the Lord declares 
His name, and breaks th’ oppressor’s rod ; 
He gives his suff’ring servants rest, 

g And will be known th’ Almighty God. 

o 5 Bless him, all ye who taste his love ; 
People and priests, exalt his name : 
Amongst his saints, he ever dwells; 

His church is his Jerusalem. 


L. M. 2nd Part. Psalm 97th. Blendon. [*] 
V. 5—12.—Creation, Providence, and Redemption. 

1 Gi is the Lord, exalted high, 
Above all powers and ey’ry throne ; 
Whate’er.he please, in earth or sea, 
Or heaven or hell, his hand hath done. 
2 At his command the vapours rise, 
The lightnings flash, the thunders roar ! 
He pours the rain, he brings the wind 
And tempest from his airy store! 

a 3 ”T'was he those dreadful tokens sent, 
O Egypt, through thy stubborn land! 
When all thy first-born, beasts and men, 
Fell dead by his avenging hand! 

o 4 What mighty nations, mighty kings, 
He slew, and their whole country gave 
To Israel, whom his hand redeem’d, 
No more to be proud Pharaoh’s slave ! 

g 5 His power the same, the same his grace, 
That saves us from the hosts of hell ; 
And heaven he gives us to possess, 
Whence those apostate angels fell. 


C. M. Hartford. [*] 
Praise due to God, not to Idols. 
1 Bh giant ye saints; to praise your King 
Your sweetest passions raise ; 

Your pious pleasure, while you sing, 

Increasing with the praise. 
o 2 Great is the Lord; and works unknown 

Are his divine employ ; 


PSALM 136. 263 


e But still his saints are near his throne, 
His treasure and his joy. 
e 3 Heaven, earth, and sea confess his hand ; 
He bids the vapours rise ; 
Lightning and storm, at his command, 
Sweep through the sounding skies. 
—4 All power, that kings or gods have claim’d, 
Is found with him alone : 
e But heathen gods should ne’er be nam’d, 
Where our JEHOVAH’S known. 
e 5 Which of the stocks or stones they trust, 
Can give them showers of rain ? 
In vain they worship glitt’ring dust, 
And pray to gold in vain. 
d 6 [Their gods have tongues that cannot talk 
Such as their makers gave ; 
Their feet were ne’er design’d to walk, 
Nor hands have power to save. 
7” Blind are their eyes ; their ears are deaf, 
Nor hear when mortals pray : 
Mortals that wait for their relief, 
Are blind and deaf as they.] _ 
—8 Ye saints, adore the living God, 
Serve him with faith and fear ; 
o He makes the churches his abode, 
And claims your honours there. 


PSALM 136. C. M. Mear. [*] 
Wondrous Works of God. 
1 J ane thanks to God, the sovereign Lord; 
His mercies still endure ; 
And be the King of kings ador’d ; 
His truth is ever sure. 
2 What wonders hath his wisdom done ! 
How mighty is his hand ! 
Heaven, earth, and sea he fram’d alone: 
How wide is his command! 
3 The sun supplies the day with light - 
How bright his counsels shine! 
The moon and stars adorn the night: 
His works are all divine. 
4 (He struck the sons of Egypt dead: 
How mighty is his rod! 


264 PSALM 136. 
And thence with joy his people led : 


How gracious is our God! __ 

5 He cleft the swelling he wie done 
His arm is great in m 

And gave the tribes a passage through ; 
His power and grace unite. 

6 But Pharaoh’s army there he drown’; 
How glorious are his ways! 

And brought his saints through desert bround; 
Eternal be his praise. 

7 Great monarchs fell beneath his hand ; 
Victorious is his sword: 

While Israel took the promis’d land: 
How faithful is his word !) 

8 He saw the nations dead in sin ; 3 yal 
He felt his pity move ; (EY 

How sad the state the world was inte! 
How boundless was his love! 

9 He sent to save us from our wo; 
(His goodness never fails i) 

From death and hell, and ev’ry foe; 5 
And still his grace ’ prevails. 

10 Give thanks to God, the scenes King ; 
His mercies still endure: 

Let the whole earth his praises sing 5 ; 
His truth is ever sure.] . 


PSALM 136. P. M. Allerton. F*] 
Praise for Divine Perfections and Works, ; 
1 IVE thanks to God most h ; 
G The universal Lord ; 3 
The sovereign King of kings; ; 
And be his grace ador’d. 
d His power and grace 
Are still the same ; 
And let his name wr 
Have endless praise... >) 45 
—2 How mighty is his hand! ©) =~ 
What wonders he hath done! © © 
He form’d the earth and seas, 
And spread the heavens alone. 
Thy mercy, Lord, 
Will still endure ; 


PSALM 136. 


And ever sure 
Abides thy word. 

—3 His wisdom fram’d the sun, 
To crown the day with light: 
The moon and twinkling stars, 
To cheer the darksome night. 

d His power and grace 

Are still the same ; 
And let his name 
Have endless praise. 

—4 [He smote the first-born sons, 
The flower of Egypt, dead ; 
And thence his chosen tribes 
With joy and glory led. 

Thy mercy, Lord, 
Will still endure ; 
And ever sure 
Abides thy word. 

—5 His power, and lifted rod, 
Cleft the Red Sea in two; 
And for his people made 
A wondrous passage through. 

d His power and grace 

Are still the same ; 
And let his name 
Have endless praise. 

o 6 But cruel Pharaoh there, 
With all his host he drown’d ; 
And brought his Israel safe, 
Through a long desert ground. 

e€ Thy mercy, Lord, 

Will still endure ; 

And ever sure 

Abides thy word. 
PAUSE. 

—7 The kings of Canaan fell 
Beneath his dreadful hand ; 
While his own servants took 
Possession of their land. 

d His power and grace 

Are still the same ; 

And let his name 

Have endless praise.] 
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266 PSALM 136. 


a 8 He saw the nations lie 

All perishing in sin ; 
And pity’d the sad state 
The ruin’d world was in. 
d Thy mercy, Lord, 
Will still endure ; 
And ever sure 
Abides thy word. 

o 9 He sent his only Son, 

To save us from our wo ; 
From Satan, sin, and death, 
And ev’ry hurtful foe. 

d His power and grace 

Are still the same; 
And let his name 
Have endless praise. 

s 10 Give thanks aloud to God, 
To God, the heavenly King; 
And let the spacious earth 
His works and glories sing. 

d Thy mercy, Lord, 

Will still endure ; 
And ever sure 


Abides thy word. 
L. M. Truro. [*] 


Creation, Providence, and Grace. 
1 GAs to our God immortal praise : 
Mercy and truth are all his ways: 
d Wonders of grace to God belong ; 
epeat his mercies in your song. 

—2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, 

The King of kings with glory crown ; 
d His mercies ever will endure, 

When lords and kings are known no more. 
—3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, 

And fix’d the starry lights on high: 
d Wonders of grace to God belong ;.. 

Repeat his mercies in your song. 
—4 He fills the sun with morning light ; 

He bids the moon direct the night : 
d His mercies ever will endure, 

When suns and moons shall shine no more. 
--5 (The Jews he freed from Pharaoh’s hand, 

And brought them to the promis’d land ; 


PSALM 138. 267 


d Wonders of grace to God belong ; 
Repeat his mercies in your song.) 
e 6 (He saw the Gentiles dead in sin, 
And felt his pity work within ; 
d His mercies ever will endure, 
When death and sin shall reign no more.) 
o 7 He sent his Son with power to save, 
From guilt, and darkness, and the grave ; 
d Wonders of grace to God belong ; 
Repeat his mercies in your song. 
—8s Through this vain world he guides our feet, 
And leads us to his heavenly seat : 
d His mercies ever will endure, 
When this vain world shall be no more. 


PSALM 138. L. M. Quercy. [*] 
Restoring and Preserving Grace. 
1 N 71TH all my powers of heart and tongue, 
I’ll praise my Maker in my song; 
Angels shall hear the notes I raise, 
Approve the song, and join the praise. 
e 2 Angels, who make the church their care, 
Shall witness my devotion there ; 
While holy zeal directs my eyes 
To thy fair temple in the skies. 
—8 [ll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord ; 
Pll sing the wonders of thy word ; 
Not all the works and names below, 
So much thy power and glory show. 
e [4 To God I cry’d when troubles rose : 
He heard me, and subdu’d my foes: 
o He did my rising fears control, 
And strength diffus’d through all my soul. 
g 5 The God of heaven maintains his state, 
Frowns on the proud, and scorns the great : 
e But from his throne descends to see 
The sons of humble poverty.] 
e 6 Amidst a thousand snares | stand, 
Upheld and guarded by thy hand; 
—Thy words my fainting soul revive, 
And keep my dying faith alive. 


268 PSALM 139. 


o 7 Grace will complete what grace begins, 
To save from sorrow or from sims ; 
The work that wisdom undertakes, 
Eternal mercy ne’er forsakes. 


PSALM 139. L. ie ist Part. Bath. Geneva. [*] 
he All-sceing God, 
el ORD, a hast search’d and seen me through ; 
Thine eye commands, with piercing view, 
My rising and my resting hours, 
My heart and flesh with all their powers. 
2 My thoughts, before they are my own, 
Are to my God distinctly known ; 
He knows the words I mean to speak, 
Ere from my opening lips they break. 
3 Within thy circling power I stand ; 
On ev’ry side I find thy hand: 
Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, 
I am surrounded still with God. 
[4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great! 
What large extent! what lofty height! 
My soul, with all the powers I boast, 
a in the boundless prospect lost. 
‘O may these thoughts possess my breast, 
c Where’er I rove, where’er I rest! 
‘Nor let my weaker passions dare 


‘Consent to sin; for God is there.’ 
PAUSE THE FIRST. 


6 Could I so false, so faithless prove, 
To quit thy service and thy love; — 
Where, Lord, could I thy presence shun, 
Or from thy dreadful glory run?] 
—v7 If up to heaven I take my flight, 
Tis there thou dwell’st, enthron’d i im light ; 
a Or dive to hell, there vengeance reigns, 
And Satan groans beneath thy chains. 
—8 If, mounted on a morning ray, © 
I fly beyond the Western sea; > 
o Thy swifter hand would first arrive, 
And there arrest thy fugitive. . 
—9 Or should I try to shun thy sight, 
Beneath the spreading veil of night ; 
One glance of thine, one piercing ray, 
Would kindle darkness into day. 


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PSALM 139. 269 


aii tiny nes RT i a ttt 
e 10 O may these thoughts possess my breast, 
Where’er I rove, where’er I rest; 
Nor let my weaker passions dare 


Consent to sin; for God is there! 
PAUSE THE SECOND. 


[11 The veil of night is no disguise ;— 

No screen from thy all-searching eyes : 
Thy hand can seize thy foes as soon, 
Through midnight shades, as blazing noon. 
12 Midnight and noon in this agree,— 
Great God, they’re both alike to thee : 
Not death can hide what God will spy ; 
And hell lies naked to his eye. 


13 O may these thoughts possess my breast, 
Where’er I rove, where’er I rest; 

Nor let my weaker passions dare 

Consent to sin; for God is there !] 


L. M. 2nd Part. Portugal. [*] 
The wonderful formation of Man. 
1 eh tei from thy hand, my God, I came, 
A work of such a curious frame ; 
In me thy fearful wonders shine, 
And each proclaims thy skill divine. 
2 Thine eyes did all my limbs survey, 
Which yet in dark confusion lay ; 
Thou saw’st the daily growth they took, 
Form’d by the model of thy book. 


3 [By thee my growing parts were nam/’d, 
And what thy sovereign counsel fram/’d, 
(The breathing lungs, the beating heart,) 
Was copied with unerring art.] 


4 At last, to shew my Maker’s name, 
God stamp’d his image on my frame! 
And in some unknown moment join’d 
The finish’d members to the mind. 


5 [There the young seeds of thought began, 
And all the passions of the man : 
Great God, our infant nature pays 
Immortal tribute to thy praise. ] 
PAUSE. 

6 Lord, since, in my advancing age, 
I’ve acted on life’s busy stage, 

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270 PSALM 189. 
Thy thoughts of love to me surmount 
The power of numbers to recount. 
7 I could survey the ocean o’er, . 
And count each sand that makes the shore, 
Before my swiftest thoughts could trace 
The num’rous wonders of thy grace. 


8 These on my heart are still impress’d ; 
With these I give my eyes to rest ; 
And at my waking hour I find 
God and his love possess my mind. 

L. M. 3rd Part. Bath, [*] 


Sincerity professed, and Grace tried. 
aa) he God, what inward grief I feel, 
When i impious men transgress thy will! 
I mourn to hear their lips profane | 
Take thy tremendous name in vail. 


2 Does not my soul detest and hate 
The sons of malice and deceit ? 

Those that oppose thy laws and thee, 
I count them enemies to me. 


e 3 Lord, search my soul, try ev’ry thought : 
Though my own heart accuse me not 
Of walking in a false disguise, 

I beg the trial of thine eyes. 
4 Doth secret mischief lurk within? | 
Do I indulge some unknown sin ? 
—O turn my feet, whene’er | stray, 
And lead me in thy perfect way.] 
C. M. 1st Part. Wantage. [b] 
God's Omnipresence and Omniscience. 
e 1 JN all my vast concerns with thee, 
In vain my soul would try 
To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee © 
The notice of thine eye. 
2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys is 
My rising and my rest ; . 
My public walks, my private ways, 
And secrets of my breast. 
—3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord, 
Before they’re form’d within ; 
And ere my lips pronounce the word, 
He knows the sense I mean. 


PSALM 139. 271 


EEN ic a fag re A al 
4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and high! 
Where can a creature hide ! 
Within thy circling arms I lie, 
Beset on ev’ry side. 
o 5 So let thy grace surround me still, 
And like a bulwark prove, 
To guard my soul from ev’ry ill, 
Secur’d by sovereign love. 
PAUSE. Windsor. 


a 6 Lord, where shall guilty souls retire, 
Forgotten and unknown ? 
In hell they meet thy dreadful fire,— 
In heaven thy glorious throne. 


e 7 Should I suppress my vital breath, 
To ’scape the wrath divine ; 

o Thy voice could break the bars of death, 
And make the grave resign. 


—8 If, wing’d with beams of morning light, 
I fly beyond the West ; 
Thy hand, which must support my flight, 
Would soon betray my rest. 


9 If o’er my sins | think to draw 
The curtains of the night ; 
o Those flaming eyes that guard thy law, 
Would turn the shades to light. 


g 10 The beams of noon, the midnight hour, 
Are both alike to thee : 

e O may I ne’er provoke that Power, 
From which I cannot flee. 


C. M. 2nd Part. Colchester. [*] 
Wisdom of God in the Formation of Man. 


1 HEN I, with pleasing wonder, stand, 
And all my frame survey, 
Lord, ’tis thy work! I own thy hand 
Thus built my humble clay. 


2 Thy hand my heart and reins possess’d, 
Where unborn nature grew ; 

Thy wisdom all my features trae’d, 
And all my members drew. 


272 PSALM 189, 141. 


3 Thine eye with nicest’ care ‘survey’d 
The growth of ev’ry parts)" 
’'Till the whole scheme thy’ se had laid, 
Was copied by thy art. * 
o 4 Heaven, earth, and sea, seal fire and wind ; 
Shew me thy wondrous skill; 
But I review myself, and find 
e  Dviviner wonders still: , 
g 5 Thy awful glories round me shine ; 
My flesh proclaims thy praise : 
Lord, to thy works of nature join 
Thy miracles of grace. 


C. M. 3rd Part. York. [*] 
The Mercies of God innumerable. 
1 ORD, when I count thy mercies o’er, 
L They strike me oy ema j 
o Not all the sands that spread the shore 
To equal numbers rise. 
e 2 My flesh with fear and wonder stands— 
The product of thy skill; 
o And hourly blessings from thy hands 
Thy thoughts of love reveal. 
—3 These on my heart by night I keep ;. 
e How kind, how dear to me! 
o O may the hour that ends my sleep, 
Still find my thoughts with thee. 


PSALM 141. L. M. Worship. Dresden. [*] 
V. 2, 3, 4, 5.—Watchfulness and Brotherly Love, 
1 M: Gad, accept my early vows, 
Like morning incense in thy house ; 
And let my nightly worship rise, ~ 
Sweet as the ev’ning sacrifice. 
e 2 Watch o’er my lips, and guard them, Lord, 
From ev’ry rash and heedless word ; ; 
Nor let my feet incline to tread 
The guilty path where sinners lead. 
3 O may the righteous, when I stray, 
Smite and reprove my wand’ring way ! 
o Their gentle words, like ointment shed, 
Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. 


PSALM 142, 143. 273 


e 4 When I behold them press’d with grief, 
Ill cry to heaven for their relief; 

—And, by my warm petitions, prove 
How much I prize their faithful love. 


PSALM 142. C. M. Isle of Wight. [b] 
God the Hope of the Helpless. 
1 ENS God I made my sorrows known; 
From God I sought relief: 
In long complaints, before his throne, 
1 pour’d out all my grief. 


p 2 My soul was overwhelm’d with woes, 

My heart began to break ; 

My God, who all my burden knows, 
He knows the way I take. 

3 On ev’ry side I cast mine eye, 
And found my helpers gone ; 

While friends and strangers past me by, 
Neglected and unknown. 


o 4 Then did I raise a louder cry, 
And call’d thy mercy near ; 
d ‘Thou art my portion when I die,— 
‘Be thou my refuge here.’ 
e 5 Lord, I am brought exceeding low, 
— Now let thine ear attend ; 
And make my foes, who vex me, know 
I’ve an Almighty Friend. 
6 From my sad prison set me free ; 
o Then shall I praise thy name: 
And holy men shall join with me, 
Thy kindness to proclaim. 


PSALM 143. L. M. Geneva. [b] 
Complaint and Hope. 
al Y righteous Judge, my gracious God 
M Hear, when I spread my hands abroad, 
And cry for succour from thy throne ; 
O make thy truth and mercy known. 
e 2 [Let judgment not against me pass; 
Behold thy servant pleads thy grace : 
Should justice call us to thy bar, 
No man alive is guiltless there. 


: 7 
274 PSALM 143. 


3 Look down in pity, Lord, and see 
The mighty woes that burden me; 
Down to the dust my life is brought, 
Like one long buried and forgot.] 


p 4 I dwell in darkness and unseen; 
My heart is desolate within: 
My thoughts in musing silence trace 
The ancient wonders of thy grace. 


—5 Thence I derive a glimpse of hope, 
To bear my sinking spirits up; 
I stretch my hand to God again, 
And thirst, like parched lands for rain. 


e 6 [For thee I thirst, I pray, I mourn; 
When will thy smiling face return! 
Shall all my joys on earth remove? 
And God for ever hide his love ?] 


p 7 My God, thy long delay to save 
Will sink thy pris’ner to the grave: 
My heart grows faint, and dim mine eye, 
—Make haste to help—before I die. 
p 8 [The night is witness to my tears ; 
Distressing pains, distressing fears ! 
—O might I hear thy morning voice, 
How would my weary soul rejoice !} 


9 In thee J trust, to thee I sigh,— 
And lift my weary soul on high: ©” 
For thee sit waiting all the day,— 
And wear the tiresome hours away. 


10 Break off my fetters, Lord, and show, 
Which is the path my feet should go: 
If snares and foes beset the road, 

o | flee to hide me near my God. . 


—11 Teach me to do thy holy will, 
And lead me to thy heavenly hill ;~ 
Let the good Spirit of thyloye 
Conduct me to thy courts above, . 


12 [Then shall my soul no more complain ; 
The tempter then shall rage in vain: 
And flesh, that was my foe before, 
Shall never vex my spirit more. ] 


PSALM 144. 245 


PSALM 144. C. M. 1st Part. Bedford. [*] 
V. 1, 2—Aid and Victory in Spiritual Warfare 
1 f cigs ever blessed be the Lord, 
My Saviour and my Shield ; 
He sends his Spirit with his word, 
To arm me for the field. 
2 When sin and hell their force unite, 
He makes my soul his care ; 
Instructs me to the heavenly fight, 
And guards me through the war. 
3 A Friend and Helper, so divine, 
Doth my weak courage raise : 


He makes the glorious vict’ry mine ; 
And his shall be the praise. 


C. M. 2nd Part. Reading. [b] 

V. 3, 4, 5, 6—Vanity of Man, and Condescension of God. 
pl Bow what is man, poor feeble man, 
Born of the earth at first! 

His life a shadow, light and vain, 
Still hasting to the dust! 
2 Oh whats feeble, dying man, 
Or any of his race, 
—That God should make it his concern, 
To visit him with grace ! 
g 3 That God, who darts his lightnings down. 
Who shakes the worlds above ! 
And mountains tremble at his frown— 
How wondrous is his love! 


L. M. Shoel. [*] 
V.12—15.— The Happy City and Nation. 
1 : i APPY the city where their sons, 
Like pillars round a palace set, 
And daughters, bright as polish’d stones, 
Give strength and beauty to the state. 
2 Happy the country, where the sheep, 
Cattle, and corn, have large increase ; 
Where men securely work or sleep, 
Nor sons of plunder break their peace. 


3 Happy the nation thus endow’d ; 
But more divinely blest are those, 


276 PSALM 145. 


On whom the all-sufficient God. . 
Himself, with all his grace, bestows. 


PSALM 145. L.'M. Greer ene. Nantwich. (*) 
The Greatness f Go 
1 Y God, my King Ti aise 
M Shall fill the rate Fagan - ays ; 
Thy grace employ my humble’ tohisnes 
Till death and glory raise the ‘Song, 
u 2 The wings of every hour shall bear 
Some thankful tribute to thine ear ; 
And every setting sun shall see 
New works of duty, done for thee. © 
—3 Thy truth and justice ll proclaim; 
Thy bounty flows, an endless stream : 
Thy mercy swift; thine anger slow,— 
e But dreadful to the stubborn foe. 
g 4 Thy works with sovereign glory shine, 
And speak thy majesty divine; | 
Let ev’ry realm with joy proclaim 
The sound and honour of thy name. 
o 5 Let distant times and nations raise 
The long succession of thy praise ; 
And unborn ages make my song 
The joy and labour of their tongue. 
e 6 But who can speak thy wondrous’ deeds ? 
—Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds : 
g Vast—and unsearchable thy ways, . 
Vast—and immortal be thy praise. 


C. M. 1st Part. Barby.’ Mitcham. [*| 
Ver. 1—7, 11—13.— The Greatness of God. 
o1 ONG as I live I’ll bless thy name, 
My King, my God of love ; 
My work and j joy shall be the same, 
In the bright world above. © 
—2 Great is the Lord ; his power ‘lise : 
And let his praise be great : 
lll sing the honours of thy throne, 
Thy works of grace repeat. . 
o 8 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue ; i 
And while my lips rejoice, 


PSALM 145. 277 
The men, who hear my sacred song, 
Shall join their cheerful voice. © 
—4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy Name, 
And children learn thy ways; 
o Ages to come thy truth proclaim, 
And nations sound thy. praise. 
«u 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancieu: date 
Shall through the world be kiown ; 
Thine arm of power, thy heavenly state, 
With public splendour shown 
g 6 The world is manag’d by thy hands ; 
Thy saints are rul’d by love: 
And thine eternal kingdom stands,— 
Though rocks and hills remove. 


€. M. 2nd Part. Swanwick. [*] 
Ver. 7, &c._—The Goodness of God. 
o1 ee is the mem’ry of thy grace, 
My God, my heavenly King ; 
Let age to age thy righteousness, 
In sounds of glory sing. 
—2 God reigns on high; but ne’er confines 
His goodness to the skies: 
o Through the whole earth his bounty shines, 
And ev’ry want supplies. 
e 3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait 
On thee for daily food ; 
o Thy lib’ral hand provides their meat, 
And fills their mouth with good. 
e 4 How kind are thy compassions, Lord ! 
e How slow thine anger moves! 
o But soon he sends his pard’ning word, 
To cheer the souls he loves. 
o 5 Creatures, with all their endless race, 
Thy power and praise proclaim ; 
But saints, who taste thy richer grace, 
Delight to bless thy name. 


_C.M. 3rd Part. Sunday. [*] 


Ver. 14—17, &c. Mercy to Sufferers. 


1 ET ev’ry tongue thy goodness speak 
L Thou sovereign Lord of all! ’ 
24 


278 PSALM 146. 


Thy strength’ning hands uphold the weak, 
And raise the poor who fall. 

2 When sorrow bows the spirit down,— 
Or virtue lies distress’d, 

Beneath some proud oppressor’s frown,— 
Thou giv’st the mourners rest. 
$ The Lord supports our tott’ring Sip 
Aud guides our giddy youth ;_ 

Holy and just are all his ways, 
And all his words are truth. 

4 He knows the pain his servants feel ; 
He hears his children ery : 

And, their best wishes to fulfil, 
His grace is ever nigh. 

5 His mercy never shall remove’ 
From men of heart sincere : 

He saves the souls, whose humble love 
Is join’d with holy fear. 

6 [His stubborn foes his sword shall slay, 
And pierce their hearts with pain ; 

But none, who serve the Lord, shall say, 
They sought the Lord in vain. 

7 My lips shall dwell upon his praise, 
And spread his fame abroad ; 

Let all the sons of Adam raise 
The honours of their God.] 


PSALM 146. L. M. Old Hundred. [*) 
Praise for Divine Goodness and Truth, 
1 [Pp RAISE ye the Lord; my heart shall join 
In works so pleasant, so divine, 
Now, while the flesh is mine abode, 
And when my soul ascends to God. 
2 Praise shall employ my noblest powers, 
While immortality endures ; = 
My days of praise shall ne’er be past, _ 
While life and thought and being last. 
3 Why should I make a man my trust ? 
Princes must die and turn to dust: 
Their breath departs, their pomp and power, 
And thoughts all vanish in an hour.] 
4 Happy the man, whose hopes rely 
On Israel’s God: He made the sky, 


PSALM 146. 279 


~ And earth and seas, with all their train ; 
And none shall find his promise vain. 


5 His truth for ever stands secure ; 

He saves the oppress’d, he feeds the poor ; 
He sends the lab’ring conscience peace, 
And grants the pris’ner sweet release. 


e 6 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind; 
The Lord supports the sinking mind ; 
He helps the stranger in distress, 4 
The widow and the fatherless. 


—7 He loves his saints; he knows them well, 
e But turns the wicked down to hell : 
o Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ; 

Praise him in everlasting strains. 


P. M. St. Helen’s. [*] 
Praise for Divine Goodness and Truth. 
o 1 5 re praise my Maker with my breath; 
And when my voice is lost in death, 
Praise shall employ my nobler powers : 
—My days of praise shall ne’er be past, 
While life and thought and being last, 
Or immortality endures. 


e 2 Why should I make a man my trust? 
e Princes must die, and turn to dust : 
Vain is the help of flesh and blood : 
Their breath departs, their pomp and power, 
And thoughts all vanish im an hour ; 
Nor can they make their promise good. 


o 3 Happy the man, whose hopes rely 
On Israel’s God: He made the sky, 
And earth and seas, with all their train : 
—His truth for ever stands secure ; 
He saves th’ oppress’d, he feeds the poor; 
And none shall find his promise vain. 


e 4 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind; 
The Lord supports the sinking mind ; 
He sends the lab’ring conscience peace * 
He helps the stranger in distress, 
The widow and the fatherless, 
And grants the pris’ner sweet release. 


a PSALM 147, 


—He loves his saints ; he kno ows Si well, 
e But turns the wicked down’ ° 
0 Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns : 
o Let ev’ry tongue, let ev’ty age, 
In this exalted work engage: — 
Praise him in everlasting strains. | 


s 6 [ll praise him while he lends me breath ; 
And, when my voice is lost in death, 
Praise shall employ my nobler powers: 
My days of praise shall ne’er be past, . 
While life and thought and being last, 
Or immortality endures. 


PSALM 147. L. M. 1st Part. Old Hundred. [*) 


Divine Naturc, Providence, and Grace. 


1 Peer ye the Lord: ’tis good to raise, 
Our hearts and voices in his praise ; 

His nature and his works invite, 

To make this duty our delight. 

2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem, 

And gathers nations to his name ; 

His mercy melts the stubborn soul, 

And makes the broken spirit whole. 


° He form’d the stars, those heavenly flames; 


He counts their numbers, calls their names! 
His wisdom’s vast, and knows no bound,— 
A deep where all our thoughts are drown’d! 
4 Great is the Lord, and great his might, 
And all his glories infinite : 
He crowns the meek, rewards the just, 
And treads the wicked to the dust: 

PAUSE: Castle-Street. 
5 Sing to the Lord, exalt him high, | 
Who spreads his clouds all round the sky ; 
There he prepares the fruitful rain, 
Nor lets the drops descend in vain. f 3 
6 He makes the grass the hills albrn, 
And clothes the smiling fields with corn ; 
The beasts with food his hands supply, 
And the young ravens, when they ery. 
7 What is the creature’s skill or force, 
The sprightly man, the warlike horse, 


PSALM 147%. 281 


The nimble wit, the active limb! 

All are too mean delights. for him. 

8 But saints are lovely in his sight, 

He views his children with delight : 

He sees their hope, he knows their fear, 

And looks, and loves his image there, | 
L. M. 2nd Part. Portugal. [*] 


Summer and Winter. 
a ET Zion praise the mighty God, 
And make:his honours known abroad : 
For sweet the joy—our songs to raise ; 
And glorious is the work of praise. 
2 Our children are secure and blest ; 
Our shores have peace, our cities rest ; ; 
He feeds our sons with finest wheat, 
And adds his blessing to their meat. 
3 The changing seasons he ordains, 
The early and the latter rains: 
The flakes of snow, like wool, he sends, 
And thus the springing corn defends. 
4 With hoary frost he strews the ground ; 
His hail descends with clatt’ring sound : 
Where is the man so vainly bold, 
As dare defy his dreadful cold! 
5 He bids the southern breezes blow ; 
The ice dissolves, the waters flow : 
‘But he hath nobler works and ways, 
To call his people to his praise. 
6 To all our land his laws are shown; 
His gospel through the nation known: 
He hath not thus reveal’d his word 
To ev’ry land :—Praise ye the Lord.] 
C. M. Hartford. [*] i 
V. 7—9, 13—18. The Seasons of the Year. 
01 with songs and honours, sounding ie 
Address the Lord on high: 
Over the heavens he spreads his cloud, | 
And waters veil the sky. | 
b 2 He sends his showers of blessings down, 
To cheer the plains below ; 
He makes the grass the mountains crown, 
And corn in valleys grow. 
oa* 


282 PSALM 148. 


o 3 He gives the grazing ox his meat ; 
He hears the ravens ery 
But man, who tastes his Ale wheat, 
Should raise his honours high. | 
e 4 His steady counsels change the face 
Of the declining year;) 
He bids the sun cut short his race, 
And wintry days appear: 

5 His hoary frost, and fleecy snow, 
Descend and clothe the ground: 
The liquid streams forbear to flow, » 

In icy fetters bound. 
o 6 When from his dreadful stores on high 
He pours the rattling hail ;— 
The wretch, who dares his God defy, 
Shall find his courage fail. 
b 7 He sends his word and melts the snow ; 
The fields no longer mourn: 
He calls the warmer gales to blow, 
And bids the spring return. 
o 8 The changing wind, the flying cloud, 
Obeys his mighty word : 
g With songs and honours sounding loud, 
Praise ye the sovereign Lord. 


PSALM 148. P. M. Triumph. [*] 


Praise to God from all Creatures. 
o 1 E tribes of Adam join 
With heaven and earth and seas, 
And offer notes divine 
To your Creator’s praise. 
Ye holy throng 
Of angels bright, a 
In worlds of light, 
Begin the song. 
—2 [Thou sun, with dazzling rays; 
And moon, that rul’st the night, 9°” 
Shine to your Maker’s praise; — 
With stars of twinkling light. 
His power declare, ors 
Ye floods on high, 
And clouds, that fly 
In empty air.] 


PSALM 148. 283 


—8 The shining worlds: above vit 299 
In glorious order stand») ©) 1505 
Or in swift courses move, 
By his supreme command. 7 bi 

oO He spake the word,— 

And all their frame; ) 91 
From nothing came,» , vet 
To praise the Lord. 
g 4 He mov’d their mighty wheels, 

In unknown ages past; 

And each his word fulfils, 

While time and nature last. 
In diff’rent ways, 
His works proclaim 
His wondrous name, 


And speak his praise. 


—5 [Let all the earthe orn race, 
And monsters of the deep,— 
And fish that cleave the seas, 
Or in their bosom sleep,— 
From sea and shore 
Their tribute pay; 
And still display 
Their Maker’s power. 
6 Ye vapours, hail and snow, 
Praise ye th’ Almighty Lord, 
And stormy winds, that blow 
To execute his word. 
When lightnings shine, 
And thunders roar, 
Let earth adore 
His hand Divine. 
7 Ye mountains near the skies, 
With lofty cedars there, 
And trees of humbler size, 
That fruit in plenty bear ;— 
Beasts wild and tame, 
Birds, flies, and. worms, a 
In various forms,— af 
Exalt his name.] AE 
e 8 Ye kings and judges, fear. 
The Lord, the sovereign King; i 


284 PSALM 148. 


And while you rule us here,” ‘ids er is wal 

His heavenly honours sing : ce da 
Nor let the dream 
Of power and state, 

Make you forget’ 
His power supreme. 
o 9 Virgins and youths, engage 
To sound his praise divme; = 
e While infaney and age 
Their feebler voices join: 
O Wide as he reigns, 
His name be sung, 
By ev’ry tongue, 
In endless strains. 
g 10 Let all the nations fear 

The God who rules above ; 

He brings his people near; 

And makes them taste his love’: 
While earth and'sky = 
Attempt his praise, 

His saints shall raise 
His honours high. 


L. M. Paraphrased. Old Hundred. [*] 
Universal Praise to God. 
gl Lie hallelujahs to the Lord, [dwell ; 
From distant worlds where creatures 
Let heaven begin the solemn word, 
And sound it dreadful—down to hell. 


[Note. ‘This Psalm may be sung to a different 
metre, by adding the two following lines to every 
stanza, Viz. 

Each of his works his name displays) 

But they can ne’er fulfil his praise. | 

2 [The Lord—how absolute he reigns! 

Let ev’ry angel bend the knee: Lait 1) 

Sing of his love in heavenly strains ; 

And speak how fierce his terrours be.] 

3 High on a throne his glories dwell,— 

An awful throne of shining bliss ; 

o Fly through the world, O sun, and tell 

How dark thy beams compar’d to his. 


PSALM 148. 285 


4 [Awake, ye tempests, and his fame, 
In sounds of dreadful praise declare ; 
And the sweet whisper of his name, 
Fill ev’ry gentler breeze of air. 
5 Let clouds, and winds, and waves agree 
To join their praise with blazing fire ; 
Let the firm earth, and rolling sea, 
In this eternal song conspire. 
6 Ye flow’ry plains, proclaim his skill ; 
Vallies lie low before his eye ; 
And let his praise, from ev’ry hill, 
Rise tuneful to the neighb’ring sky. 
7 Ye stubborn oaks, and stately pines, 
Bend your high branches, and adore ; 
Praise him, ye beasts, in diff’rent strains ; 
The lamb must bleat, the lion roar. 
8 Birds, ye must make his praise your theme; 
Nature demands a song from you; 
While the dumb fish, that cut the stream, 
Leap up, and mean his praises too.]} 

—9 Mortals, can you refrain your tongue, 

e When nature all around you sings; 

wu Oh for a shout—from old and young,— 
From humble swains, and lofty kings. 

g 10 Wide—as his vast dominion lies— 
Make the Creator’s name be known: 

u Loud—as his thunder—shout his praise, 

g And sound it lofty—as his throne. 

e 11 JEHOVAH—~*tis a glorious word— 
O may it dwell on ev’ry tengue! 

o But saints, who best have known the Lord, 
Are bound to raise the noblest song. 

o 12 Speak of the wonders of that love, 
Which Gabriel plays on ev’ry chord ! 

u From all below and all above, 
Loud hallelujahs to the Lord. 


S.M. St. Thomas. [*] 


Universal Praise. 
1 ET ev’ry creature join, 
To praise th’ eternal God; 
Ye heavenly hosts, the song begin, 
And sound his name abroad. 


236  —~PSALM 148. 


2 Thou sun, with golden beams, oa 
And moon, with paler rays, 

Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames, 
Shine to your Maker’s praise. 

3 He built those worlds above, 
And fix’d their wondrous frame ; 

By his command they stand or move, 
And ever speak his name. 

4 Ye vapours, when you rise, 
Or fall in showers, or snow,— 

Ye thunders, murm’ring round the skies, 
His power and glory show. 

5 Wind, hail, and flashing fire, 
Agree to praise the Lord,— 
When ye in dreadful storms conspire, 

To execute his word. 
6 By all his works above 
His honours be express’d ; 
But saints, who taste his saving love, 
Should sing his praises best. 
PAUSE THE FIRST. 


7 [Let earth and ocean know, 
‘They owe their Maker praise : 

Praise him, ye wat’ry worlds below, 
And monsters of the seas. 


‘8 From mountains near the sky, 


Let his high praise resound ; 
From humble shrubs, and cedars high, 
And vales and fields around. 
9 Ye lions of the wood, 
And tamer beasts that graze,— 
Ye live upon his daily food, 
And he expects your praise. 
10 Ye birds of lofty wing, 
On high his praises bear ; \ 
Or sit on flow’ry boughs, and sing 
Your Maker’s glory there. 
11 Ye creeping ants and worms, 
His various wisdom show ; 
And flies in all your shining swarms, 
Praise him who dress’d you so. 


PSALM 149. 287 


12 By all the earth-born race, 
His honours be express’d :— 
But saints, who know his heavenly grace 


Should learn to praise him best. 
PAUSE THE SECOND. 


13 Monarchs of wide command, 
Praise ye th’ eternal King: 
Judges, adore that sovereign hand, 
Whence all your honours spring. 
14 Let vig’rous youth engage, 
To sound his praises high : 
While growing babes, and with’ring age, 
Their feebler voices try. 
15 United zeal be shown 
His wondrous fame to raise : 
God is the Lord: his name alone 
Deserves our endless praise. 
16 Let nature join with art, 
And all pronounce him blest : 
But saints, who dwell so near his heart, 
Should sing his praises best.] 


PSALM 149. C. M. Arundel. [*] 
The Saints judging the World. 
1 i: are ye who love the Lord, rejoice, 
And let your songs be new; 

Amidst the church, with cheerful voice, 
His later wonders shew. 

2 The Jews, the people of his grace, 
Shall their Redeemer sing ; 

And Gentile nations join the praise, 
While Zion owns her King. 

$3 The Lord takes pleasure in the just, 
Whom sinners treat with scorn : 

The meek, who lie despis’d in dust, 
Salvation shall adorn. 

—4 Saints should be joyful in their King, 

Ev’n on a dying bed; 

And, like the souls im glory, sing: 
For God shall raise the dead. 

5 Then his high praise shall fill their tongues, 
Their hands shall wield the sword ; 


288 PSALM 150. 


And vengeance shall attend their songs,— 
The vengeance of the Lord. 


g 6 When Christ his judgment seat ascends, 
And bids the world appear, 
Thrones are prepar’d for all his friends, 
Who humbly lov’d him here. 


7 [Then shall they rule, with iron rod, 
Nations that dar’d rebel : 

And join the sentence of their God, 
On tyrants doom’d to hell. 


8 The royal sinners, bound in chains, 
New triumphs shall afford : 

Such honour for the saints remains :— 
Praise ye and love the Lord.] 


PSALM 150. C. M. Dozology. [*] 
Ver. 1, 2, 6—A Song of Praise. 


1 JN God’s own house pronounce his praise ; 
His grace he there reveals : 
To heaven your joy and wonder raise , 
For there his glory dwells. 


2 Let all your sacred passions move, 
While you rehearse his deeds: 

But the great work of saving love 
Your highest praise exceeds. 

3 All that have motion, life, and breath, 
Proclaim your Maker blest ; 

Yet when my voice expires in death, 
My soul shall praise him best. 


THE CHRISTIAN DOXOLOGY. 


L. M. 
pe God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
Be honour, praise, and glory given, 
By all on earth and all in heaven. 


DOXOLOGIES. 289 


C. M. 
ET God,—the Father and the Son 
A And Spirit,—be ador’d, : 
Where there are works to make him known, 
Or saints to love the Lord. 


C. M. 


Where the tune includes two stanzas. 


3 1. 
T HE God of mercy be ador’d, 
Who calls our souls from death ; 
Who saves by his redeeming word, 
And new creating breath. 


2 
To praise the Father and the Son, 
And Spirit all divine,— 
The One in Three, and Three in One,— 
Let saints and angels join. 


S. M. 
Y E angels round the throne, 
And saints who dwell below, 
Worship the Father, praise the Son, 
And bless the Spirit too. 


P. M. 
Now to the great and sacred Three 
The Father, Son, and Spirit, be 
Eternal praise and glory given— 
Through all the worlds where God. is known, 
By all the angels near the throne, 
And all the saints in earth and heaven. 


P. M. 
O God the Father’s throne 
Perpetual honours raise ; 

Glory to God the Son! 

To God the Spirit praise! 
With all our powers, 
Eternal King, 

Thy name we sing, 
While faith adores. 


25 


HYMNS 


AND 


SPIRITUAL SONGS. 


BOOK I. 
COLLECTED FROM THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 


HYMN 1. C. M. Devizes. St. Asaph’s. [*] 


A New Song to the Lamb that was slain. 
Rev. v, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12. 
1 i la eteaeey the glories of the Lamb, 
Amidst his Father’s throne : 
Prepare new honours for his name, 
And songs, before unknown. 
e 2 Let elders worship at his feet, 
The church adore around ; 
With vials full of odours sweet, 
And harps of sweeter sound. 
—3 Those are the prayers of all the saints, 
And these. the hymns they raise ; 
e Jesus is kind to our complaints, 
He loves to hear our praise. 
4 [Eternal Father, who shall look, 
. Into thy secret will: 
Who but the Son shall take that book, 
And open ev’ry seal ? 
—5 He shall fulfil thy great decrees ; 
The Son deserves it well: 
~ Lo, in his hand the sovereign keys 
Of heaven, and death, and hell !] 
s 6 Now to the Lamb, that once was slain, 
Be endless blessings paid ; 
Salvation, glory, joy, remain, 
orever, on thy head. 


292 HYMN 2, 3. Book I. 
d 7 Thou hast redeem’d our souls with blood ; 
Hast set the pris’ners free; 
Hast made us kings and priests to God ; 
And we shall reign with thee! 
g 8 The worlds of nature and of grace 
Are put beneath thy power: 
Then shorten these delaying days ; 
And bring the promis’d hour. 


HYMN 2. L. M. Castle-Street. [*] 
-_ The Deity and Humanity of Christ. ; 
John i, 1, 3, 14; Col. i, 16 ; and Eph. iii, 9, 10. 
1 RE the blue heavens were stretch’d abroad, 
From everlasting was the Word ; 
With God he was; the Word was God! 
And must divinely be ador’d. 


2 By his own power were all things made ; 
By him supported all thmgs stand: 

He is the whole creation’s head, 

And angels fly at his command. 

3 [Ere sin was born, or Satan fell, 

He led the host of morning stars : 

Thy generation who can tell, 

Or count the number of thy years ?] 

p 4 But lo, he leaves those heavenly forms— 
The Word descends and dwells in clay: 
That he may hold converse with worms, 
Dress’d in such feeble flesh as they. 

o 5 Mortals with joy beheld his face, 

Th’ eternal Father’s only Son; 

e How full of truth! how full of grace! 
When through his eyes the Godhead shone. 

g 6 Archangels leave their high abode, 

To learn new myst’ries here, and tell 
The love of our descending God,— 
The glories of Immanuel. 


HYMN 3. S. M. St. Thomas’s. [*} 
The Nativity of Christ. Luke i, 30, &e. Luke ii, 10. 
1 EHOLD, the grace appears! 
The promise is fulfill’d! 
Mary, the wondrous virgin, bears, 
And Jesus is the child! 


ORES 2 hs 


2 [The Lord, the highest God, 
Calls him his only Son: 
He bids him rule the lands abroad, 
And gives him David’s throne. 
3  O’er Jacob shall he reign, 
With a peculiar sway: 
The nations shall his grace obtain, 
His kingdom ne’er decay. ] 
4 ‘To bring the glorious news, 
A heavenly form appears ; 
He tells the shepherds of their joys, 
And banishes their fears. 
5 ‘Go, humble swains,’ said he, 
*'To David’s city fly ; 
‘The promis’d Infant, born to-day, 
‘Does in a manger lie. 
6‘ With looks and hearts serene, 
‘Go visit Christ, your King ’’ 
--And straight a flaming troop was seen ; 
The shepherds heard them sing :—_ 
o% ‘Glory to God on high! 
* And heavenly peace on earth; 
“Good will to men, to angels joy, 
‘At the Redeemer’s birth.’ 
—8 [In worship so divine, 
Let saints employ their tongues ; 
With the celestial host we join, 
And loud repeat their songs ;— 
g 9 ‘Glory to God on high! 
* And heavenly peace on earth ; 
‘Good will to men, to angels joy, 
‘ At our Redeemer’s birth.’| 


HYMN 4. Referred to 2d psalm. 
HYMN 5. C. M. Canterbury. Isle of Wight. [b] 


Submission to Afflictive Providence. Job i, 2 
1 AKED, as from the earth we oie, 
And crept to life at first, 
We to the earth return again, 
And mingle with our dust. 
e 2 The dear delights we here enjoy, 
And fondly call our ; Own; 
25 * 


294 HYMN 6, 7. Book 1. 
Are but short favours borrow’d now, 
To be repaid anon. 
—3 ’Tis God, who lifts our comforts high, 
Or sinks them in the grave ; 
He gives—and (blessed be his name!) 
He takes but what he gave. 
a 4 Peace, all our angry passions, then, 
Let each rebellious sigh 
Be silent at his sovereign will, 
And every murmur die. 
o 5 If smiling mercy crown our lives, 
Its praises shall be spread ; 
e And we’ll adore the justice too, 
That strikes our comforts dead. 


HYMN 6. C. M. Sunday. [*} 
Triumph over Death. Job xix, 25, 27. 
el Gat God, I own the sentence Just, 
And nature must decay ; 
p I yield my body to the dust, 
To dwell with fellow clay. 
—2 Yet faith may triumph o’er the grave, 
And trample on the tombs ; 
o My Jesus, my Redeemer, lives, 
My God, my Saviour comes. 
o 3 The mighty conqu’ror shall appear, 
High on a royal seat ; 
And death, the last of all his foes, 
Lie vanquish’d at his feet. 
e 4 Though greedy worms devour my skin, 
And gnaw my wasting flesh ; 
—When God shall build my bones again, 
He’ll clothe them all afresh. . 
o 5 Then shall I see thy lovely face, 
With strong, immortal eyes; 
And feast upon thy unknown grace, 
With pleasure and surprise.]} 


HYMN 7. C. M. Sunday. [*] 


Invitation of the Gospel. Isa. lv, 1, 2, &c- 
i ET ev’ry mortal ear attend, 
And ev’ry heart rejoice! 


Book I. HYMN 8. 298 


The trumpet of the gospel sounds, 
With an inviting voice: 
o 2 ‘Ho! all ye hungry, starving souls, 
‘Who feed upon the wind,— 
‘ And vainly strive, with earthly toys, 
‘To fill an empty mind :— 
o 3 ‘Eternal wisdom has prepar’d 
‘A soul-reviving feast ; 
‘ And bids your longing appetites 
‘ The rich provision taste. 
o 4 ‘Ho! ye who pant for living streams, 
. ‘ And pine away, and die; 
‘Here you may quench your raging thirst, 
‘With springs that never dry. 
o 5 ‘Rivers of love, and mercy here, 
‘In a rich ocean join; 
‘Salvation, in abundance, flows, 
‘ Like floods of milk and wine. 
d 6 [* Ye perishing and naked poor, 
ho work with mighty pain, 
*To weave a garment of your own, 
© That will not hide your sin ;— 
* Come naked—and adorn your souls 
‘In robes prepar’d by God ; 
© Wrought by the labours of his Son, 
‘ And dyed in his own blood.’] 
e 8 [Dear God! the treasures of thy love 
Are everlasting mines ; 
Deep as our helpless miseries are, 
And boundless as our sins !] 
o 9 The happy gates of gospel grace 
_ Stand open, night and day: 
—Lord, we are come to seek supplies, 
And drive our wants away. 


HYMN s. C. M. Mear. [*] 
The Safety of the Church. Isa. xxvi, 1, 6. 


1 OW honourable is the place, 
[HS Where we adoring stand, 
Zion, the glory of the earth, 
And beauty of the land! 
a 2 Bulwarks of mighty grace defend 
The city where we dwell; 


296 HYMN 9. Book I. 
The walls of strong salvation made, 
Defy th’ assaults of hell. 
s 3 Lift up the everlasting gates,— 
The doors wide open fling ; 
d Enter, ye nations, that obey 
The statutes of our King. 
o 4 Here shall you taste unmingled joys, 
And live in perfect peace ; 
You who have known Jehovah’s name, 
And ventur’d on his grace. 
o 5 Trust in the Lord, for ever trust, 
And banish all your fears: 
Strength in the Lord Jehovah dwells, 
Eternal as his years. 
d 6 What though the rebels dwell on high; 
His arm shall bring them low: - 
Low as the caverns of the grave, 
Their lofty heads shall bow. 
7% On Babylon our feet shall tread, 
In that rejoicing hour ; 
The ruins of her wall shall spread 
A pavement for the poor. ] 


HYMN 9. C. M. Zion. [*] 
Proffered Grace. 
Isa. lv, 1, 2; Zech. xiii, 1 ; Mic. vii, 19; Ezek. xxxvi, 25, &c. 


el Poe vain we lavish out our lives, 
To gather empty wind; 
The choicest blessings, earth can yield, 
Will starve a hungry mind. 
o 2 Come—and the Lord shall feed our souls 
With more substantial meat ; 
With such as saints in glory love, 
With such as angels eat. 
—83 Our God will every want supply, 
And fill our hearts with peace ; 
He gives, by cov’nant and by oath, 
The riches of his grace. 
o 4 Come, and he’ll cleanse our spotted souls, 
And wash away our stains— 
e In the dear fountain, that his Son— 
Pour’d from his dying veins. 
5 [Our guilt shall vanish all away, 
Though black as hell before ; 


Book I. HYMN 10. 297 
Our sins shall sink beneath the sea, 
And shall be found no more. 
6 And lest pollution should o’erspread 
Our inward powers again, 
His Spirit shall bedew our souls, 
Like purifymg rain.] 
d 7 Our heart, that flmty, stubborn thing, 
That terrours cannot move,— 
That fears no threat’nings of his wrath— 
Shall be dissolv’d by love. 
—8s Or he can take the flint away, 
That would not be refin’d ; 
And, from the treasures of his grace, 
Bestow a softer mind. 
9 There shall his sacred Spirit dwell, 
And deep engrave his law ; 
And ev’ry motion of our souls 
To swift obedience draw. 
o 10 Thus will he pour salvation down, 
And we shall render praise ; 
d We—the dear people of his love, 
And he—our God of grace. 


HYMN 10. S. M. Newton. St. Thomas's. [*] 


The Blessedness of Gospel Times. Isa. v, 2,7, 8, 9, 10; 
att. xii, 16, 17. 


1} i OW beauteous are their feet, 
Who stand on Zion’s hill! - 
Who bring salvation on their tongues, 
And words of peace reveal ! 
b 2 How charming is their voice! 
How sweet the tidings are! 
o * Zion behold thy Saviour—King, 
‘He reigns and triumphs here? © 
o 38 How happy are our ears, 
That hear this joyful sound !— 
—Which kings and prophets waited for, 
And sought, but never found! 
o 4 How blessed are our eyes, 
That see this heavenly light! 
e Prophets and kings desir’d it long, 
But dy’d without the sight! 


298 ; HYMN 11, 12. Book I. 
o 5 The watchmen join their voice, 
And tuneful notes employ ; 
o Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, 
And deserts learn the joy. 4 
g 6 ‘The Lord makes bare his arm, 
Through all the earth abroad ; 


Let ev’ry nation now behold 
Their Saviour and their God. 


HYMN 11. L. M. Old Hundred. [*] 
The Sovereignty of Grace. Luke x, 21, 22. 
1 ff HERE wasan hour when Christ rejoic’d, 
And spoke his joy in words of praise : 
‘Father, I thank thee, mighty God, 
‘ Lord of the earth, and heavens, and seas. 
2 ‘I thank thy sovereign power and love, 
‘That crowns my doctrine with success ; 
‘And makes the babes in knowledge learn 
‘ The heights, and breadths, and lengths of grace. 
8 * But all this glory lies conceal’d 
‘From men of prudence and of might ; 
‘The prince of darkness blinds their eyes, 
_. * And their own pride resists the light. 
4 ‘Father, tis thus, because thy will 
‘Chose and ordain’d it should be so; 
‘Tis thy delight t’ abase the proud, 
‘ And lay the haughty scorner low. 
5 ‘There’s none can know the Father right, 
‘But those who learn it from the Son ; 
‘Nor can the Son be well receiv’d, 
‘But where the Father makes him known.’ 
6 Then let our souls adore our God, 
Who deals-his graces as he please ; 
Nor gives to mortals an account, 
Or of his actions, or decrees. 


HYMN 12. C. M. St. Ann’s. [*] 
Free Grace in revealing Christ. Luke x, 21. 
1 pests the man of constant grief, 
A mourner all his days,— 
His spirit once rejoic’d aloud, 
And turn’d his joy to praise. 


Book I. HYMN 13, 14. 299 


d 2 ‘Father, I thank thy wondrous love, 
‘That hath reveal’d thy Son 
‘To men unlearned ; and to babes 
$ ‘Has made thy gospel known. 
3 * The myst’ries of redeeming grace 
‘Are hidden from the wise ;_ 
‘While pride and carnal reas’nings join 
‘To swell and blind their eyes.’ 
—4 Thus does the Lord of heaven and earth 
His great decrees fulfil ; 
And orders all his works of grace, 
By his own sovereign will. ] 


HYMN 13. L. M. Castle-Street. [*] 
The Son of God incarnate. Isa. ix, 2, 6, 7. 
i InP RE lands, that iong in darkness lay, 
Now have beheld a heavenly light ; 
Nations that sat in death’s cold shade, 
Are bless’d with beams divinely bright. 
o 2 The virgin’s promis’d Son is born; 
Behold the expected child appear ! 
What shall his names, or titles, be ? 
THE WONDERFUL, THE COUNSELLOR. 
d 3 (This infant is the mighty God, 
Come to be suckled and adored : 
Th’ eternal Father, Prince of peace, 
The Son of David, and his Lord.) 
—4 The government of earth and seas 
Upon his shoulders shall be laid : 
g His wide dominions shall increase, 
And honours to his name be paid. 
o 5 Jesus, the holy Child, shall sit, 
High on his father David’s throne ;— 
Shall crush his foes beneath his feet, 
And reign to ages yet unknown. |] 


HYMN 14. L. M. Gloucester. Newcourt. [*] 
Christ’s unchangeable Love. Rom. viii, 38, &c. 
1 HO shall the Lord’s elect condemn ? 
Tis God who justifies their souls ; ° 
And mercy, like a mighty stream, 
O’er all their sins divinely rolls. 


i j te ee) ee 
800 HYMN 15. Book I. 
2 Who shall adjudge the saints to hell ? 
Tis Christ who suffer’d in their stead ; 
And, the salvation to fulfil, 
Behold him rising from the dead! ; 
3 He lives! he lives! and sits above, 
For ever intercedimg there : 
Who shall divide us from his love, 
Or what should tempt us to despair? 
4 Shall persecution, or distress, 
Famine, or sword, or nakedness ? 
He, who hath lov’d us, bears us through, 
And makes us more than conqu’rors too. 
5 Faith has an overcoming power ; 
It triumphs in a dying hour: 
Christ is our life, our joy, our hope ; 
Nor can we sink with such a prop. 
6 Not all that men on earth can do, 
or powers on high, nor powers below, 
Shall cause his mercy to remove, 
Or wean our hearts from Christ, our love. 


HYMN 15. L. M. Jshngton. [*] 
Christ our Strength. 2 Cor. xii, 7, 9, 10. 
1 TT, ET me but hear my Saviour say ; 
‘Strength shall be equal to the day :’ 

Then I rejoice in deep distress ; 
Leaning on all-sufficient grace. 
2 I glory in infirmity, 
That Christ’s own power may rest on me; 
When I am weak, then am I strong, 
Grace is my shield, and Christ my song. 
8 I can do all things, or can bear 
All suff’rings, if my Lord be there ; 
Sweet pleasures mingle with the pains, 
While his left hand my head sustains. 
4 But if the Lord be once withdrawn, 
And we attempt the work alone; 
When new temptations spring and rise, 
We find how great our weakness is. 
5 So Sampson, when his hair was lost, 
Met the Philistines to his cost : 


Book I. HYMN 16, 17, 18. 301 


Shook his vain limbs with sad surprise, 
Made feeble fight, and lost his eyes.] 
HYMN 16. C. M. Devizes. [*] 
a Hosanna to Christ. Matt. xxi, 9; Luke xix, 38, 40. 
1 E ; OSANNA to the royal Son 
Of David’s ancient line! 
e His natures two, his person one, 
Mysterious and divine. 
—2 The Root of David, here we find, 
And Offspring, is the same ; 
e Eternity and time are join’d 
In our Emmanuel’s name. 
o 3 Bless’d He, who comes to wretched men, 
With peaceful news from heaven! 
u Hosannas of the highest strain 
To Christ the Lord be given! 
—4 Let mortals ne’er refuse to take 
Th’ Hosanna on their tongues ; 
o Lest rocks and stones should rise, and break 
Their silence into songs. 


HYMN 17. C. M. Zion. [*] 


Victory over Death. 1 Cor. xv, 55, &e. 
1 7 @) FOR an overcoming faith, 
To cheer my dying hours; 
To triumph o’er the monster death, 
And all his frightful powers! 
o 2 Joyful, with all the strength I have, 
My quiv’ring lips should sing,— 
‘Where is thy boasted vict’ry, grave ? 
‘And where the monster’s sting ?’ 
—3 If sin be pardon’d, I’m secure ; 
Death has no sting beside : 
The law gives sin its damning power , 
But Christ my ransom dy’d. 
o 4 Now to the God of victory 
Immortal thanks be paid ;— 
Who makes us conqu’rors, while we die, 
Through Christ our living head.] 
— HYMN 18. C. M. Canterbury. [*] 


Blessed—who die in the Lord. Rev. xiv, 13. 
1 ARAB what the voice from heaven proclaims, 
For all the pious dead ! 
26 


; 2 
302 HYMN 19, 20. Book [. 
a Sweet is the savour of their names, 
And soft their sleeping bed. 
—2 They die in Jesus, and are bless’d ; 
e _ How kind their slumbers are! 4 
—From suff’rings, and from sins releas’d, 
" And freed from ev’ry snare. 
o 8 Far from this world of toil and strife, 
They’re present with the Lord ; 
g The labours of their mortal life 
End in a large reward. 


HYMN 19. C. M. Barby. Zion. [*] 
Simeon ; or, happy Death. Luke i, 27, &c. 
1 | Oyo we at thy temple we appear, 
As happy Simeon came ; 
And hope to meet our Saviour here— 
O make our joys the same! 
o 2 With what divine, and vast delight, 
- The good old man was fill’d ; 
When, fondly, in his wither’d arms 
He clasp’d the holy Child. 
e 3 ‘Now I can leave this world,’ he cry’d ; 
‘Behold thy servant dies: 
‘I’ve seen thy great salvation, Lord ; 
‘ And close my peaceful eyes. 
o 4 ‘This is the Light, prepar’d to shine 
‘Upon the Gentile lands ; 
‘Thine Israel’s glory, and their hope, 
‘To break their slavish bands.’ 
—5 Jesus, the vision of thy face 
Hath overpowering charms! 
Scarce shall I feel death’s cold embrace, 
If Christ be in my arms. 
6 Then, while ye hear my heart-strings break, 
How sweet my minutes roll! 
A mortal paleness on my cheek, 
And glory in my soul. 


HYMN 20. C. M. York. [*] 


Spiritual apparel. Isa. lxi, 10. 


o 1 [ A WAKE, my heart, arise, my tongue, — 
A Prepare a tuneful voice ; d ’ 


F 


Book I. HYMN 21. 303 


In God, the life of all my joys, 
Aloud will 1 rejoice. 
—2 ’Tis he adorn’d my naked soul, 
And made salvation mine : 
Upon a poor, polluted worm, 
PE fick makes his graces shine. 
3 And lest the shadow of a spot 
Should on my soul be found, 
He took the robe the Saviour wrought, 
And cast it all around. 
d 4 How far the heavenly robe exceeds 
What earthly princes wear! 
These ornaments, how bright they shine! 
How white the garments are! 
—5 The spirit wrought my faith and love, 
And hope, and ev’ry grace ; 
e But Jesus spent his life, to work 
The robe of righteousness. 
e 6 Strangely, my soul, art thou array’d 
By the great Sacred Three! 
In sweetest harmony of praise, 
Let all thy powers agree.] 


HYMN 21. C. M. York. [*] 


Kingdom of Christ among Men. Rev. xxi, 1—4. 


o1 fl ep what a glorious sight appears, 
To our believing eyes! 


g The earth and seas are pass’d away, 
And the old, rolling skies! 


o 2 From the third heaven, where God resides, 
That holy, happy place, 
The New Jerusalem comes down, 
Adorn’d with shining grace. 
—3 Attending angels shout for joy, 
And the bright armies sing,— 
‘Mortals, behold the sacred seat 
‘Of your descending King. 
—4 ‘The God of glory, down to men, 
‘Removes his bless’d abode ; 
e ‘Men, the dear objects of his grace, 
* And he their loving God. 


a 
304 HYMN 24, 95. Book L. 


5 ‘His own soft hand shall wipe the tears 
‘From ev’ry weeping eye ; 
‘And pains, and groans, and griefs, and fears, 
‘ And death itself shall die. ‘ 
—6 How long, dear Saviour, O how long, 
Shall this bright hour delay ? 
u Fly swifter round, ye wheels of time, 
And bring the welcome day. 


HYMN 22, 23. Referred to the 125th Psalm. 
HYMN 24. L. M. Bath. [b] 


The rich Sinner dying. Ps. xlix, 6,9}; Ec. viii, 8; Job iii, 14, 15 
1 [TN vain the wealthy mortals toil, 
And heap their shining dust in vain ; 
Look down, and scorn the humble poor, 
And boast their lofty hills of gain. 
2 Their golden cordials cannot ease 
Their pained hearts, or aching heads ; 
Nor fright, nor bribe approaching death, 
From glitt’ring roofs, and downy beds. 
3 The ling’ring, the unwilling soul, : 
The dismal summons must obey ; 
And bid a long, a sad farewell, 
To the pale lump of lifeless clay. 
4 Thence they are huddled to the grave, 
Where kings and slaves have equal thrones ; 
Their bones, without distinction, lie 
Among the heaps of meaner bones. ] 
The rest referred to the 49th Psalm. 


HYMN 25. L. M. Oporto. [*] 
A Vision of the Lamb. Rev. v, 6, 7, 8, 9. 
o 1 AX mortal vanities, be gone! 
Nor tempt my eyes, nor tire my ears ; 
e Behold, amidst th’ eternal throne, 
A vision of the Lamb appears! 
—2 [Glory his fleecy robe adorns, 
Mark’d with the bloody death he bore ; 
Seven are his eyes, and seven his horns, 
To speak his wisdom, and his power. 
e 3 Lo, he receives a sealed book 
From him who sits upon the throne ; 


4 


Book I. HYMN 26. 305 


Jesus, my Lord, prevails to look 

On dark decrees, and things unknown.] 
—4 All the assembling saints around 

Fall worshipping before the Lamb ; 

And, in new songs of gospel sound, 

Address their honours to his name. 


5 The joy, the shout, the harmony— 
o Flies o’er the everlasting hills ; 
o ‘Worthy art Thou alone,’ they cry, 
‘To read the book, to loose the seals.’ 
o 6 Our voices join the heavenly strain ; 
And with transporting pleasure sing, 
u Worthy the Lamb, that once was slain, 
To be our Teacher and our King ! 
—% [His words of prophecy reveal 
Eternal counsels—deep designs : 
His grace and vengeance shall fulfil 
The peaceful and the dreadful lines :—] 
o 8 Thou hast redeem’d our souls from hell, 
With thine invaluable blood ; 
And wretches, who did once rebel, 
Are now made fav’rites of their God. 
g 9 Worthy for ever is the Lord— 
Who dy’d for treasons not his own- 
By ev’ry tongue to be ador’d, 
And dwell upon his Father’s throne. 


HYMN 26. C. M. St. Martin’s. Bedford. [* 
Hope of Heaven, by Christ. 1 Pet. i, 3, 4, 5. 
1 |) ee be the everlasting God, 
The Father of our Lord ; 
Be his abounding mercy prais’d, 
His majesty ador’d. 
e 2 When from the dead he rais’d his Son, 
And call’d him to the sky, 
o He gave our souls a lively hope, 
That they should never die. 
e 3 What though our inbred sins require 
Our-flesh to see the dust ; j 
o Yet, as the Lord our Saviour rose, 
So all his foll’wers must. 
26 


’ . 
306 HYMN 27%, 28. Book I. 


o 4 There’s an inheritance divine, 
Reserv’d against that day; — 
Tis uncorrupted, undefil’d, 
And cannot waste away. 
g 5 Saints by the power of God are kept, 
Till the salvation come: 
e We walk by faith, as strangers here, / 
o Till Christ shall call us home. 


“HYMN 27. C. M. St. Paul’s. [*] 
A Saint prepared to die. 2 Tim. iv, 6, 7, 8, 18. 
1 aD) EATH may dissolve my body now, 
And bear my spirit home! 
Why do my minutes move so slow, 
Nor my salvation come: 
o 2 With heavenly weapons, I have fought 
The battles of the Lord ; 
Finish’d my course, and kept the faith,— 
And wait the sure reward.] 
—3 God has laid up in heaven, for me, 
A crown which cannot fade ; 
e The righteous Judge, at that great day, 
Shall place it on my head. 
—4 Nor has the King of grace decreed 
This prize for me alone ; 
But all who love, and long to see 
Th’ appearance of his Son. 
o 5 Jesus, the Lord, shall guard me safe, 
From ev’ry ill design : 
And to his heavenly kingdom take 
This feeble soul of mine. 
g 6 God is my everlasting aid, 
And hell shall rage in vain: 
To him be highest glory paid, 
And endless praise. AMEN 
HYMN 28. C. M. Colchester. Arundel. [*] 
ryt righty ai eseaaalg God, 
1 >, 
Comes travelling in state, 
Along the Idumean road, 
Away from Bozrah’s gate! 
2 The glory of his robes proclaim, 
Tis some victorious king : 


Book I. HYMN 29. 307 


“Tis [, the Just, th’ Almighty One, 
‘Who your salvation bring.’ 

3 Why, mighty Lord, thy saints inquire, 
Why thine apparel red ? 

And all thy vesture stain’d like those, 
Who in the wine-press tread ? 

4 *] by myself have trod the press, 
‘ And crush’d my foes alone ; 

‘My wrath has struck the rebels dead, 
‘My fury stamp’d them down. 

5 *’Tis Edom’s blood that dyes my robes, 
‘With joyful, scarlet stains ; 

‘The triumph that my raiment wears, 
‘Sprung from their bleeding veins. 

6 ‘Thus shal! the nations be destroy’d, 
‘That dare insult my saints ; 

‘T have an arm t’ avenge their wrongs, 
‘ An ear for their complaints.’] 


HYMN 29. C. M. Tunbridge. [*] 


The Ruin of Antichrist. Ver. 4, 5, 6, 7. 


1 ‘Ty LIFT my banner,’ saith the Lord, 
‘Where Antichrist has stood ; 
“'The city of my gospel foes 
‘Shall be a field of blood. 


2 ‘My heart has studied just revenge, 
‘ And now the day appears; 

‘The day of my redeem’d is come, 
‘'To wipe away their tears. 


3 ‘Quite weary has my patience grown, 
‘And bids my fury go: 

‘Swift as the lightning it shall move, 
‘ And be as fatal too. 

4 ‘I call for helpers, but in vain: 
‘'Then has my gospel none? 

‘Well, mine own arm has might enough, 
‘'To crush my foes alone. 

5 ‘Slaughter, and my devouring sword, 
‘Shall walk the streets around ; 

‘Babel shall reel beneath my stroke, 
‘And stagger to the ground.’ 


308 HYMN 80, 32. Book I. 
6 Thy honours, O victorious King! 
Thine own right hand shall raise ; 
While we thine awful vengeance sing, 
And our Deliv’rer praise.] 


HYMN 30. L. M. Blendon. [b*] 


Prayer for Deliverance heard. Isa, xxvi, 8—20. 
1 ik thine own ways, O God of love, 
We wait the visits of thy grace ; 
Our souls’ desire is to thy name, 
And the remembrance of thy face. 


e 2 My thoughts are searching, Lord, for thee, 
*Mongst the black shades of lonesome night ; 
My earnest cries salute the skies, 
Before the dawn restores the light. 

o 3 Look how rebellious men deride 
The tender patience of my God; 

e But they shall see thy lifted hand, 

And feel the scourges of thy rod. 

d 4 Hark! the Eternal rends the sky; 
A mighty voice before him goes :— 

b A voice of music to his friends ; 

uw But threat’ning thunder to his foes. 

e 5 ‘Come, children, to your Father’s arms; 

‘ Hide in the chambers of my grace, 

o ‘ Till the fierce storms be overblown, 
‘ And my revenging fury cease.’ 

d 6 [‘ My sword shall boast its thousands slain, 
‘ And drink the blood of haughty kings ; 
‘While heavenly peace around my flock 
‘Stretches its soft and shady wings.’] 


HYMN 31. Referred to the 1st Psalm. 
HYMN 32. C. M. Tunbridge. [*] 


Strength from Heaven. Isa. xl, 27, 28, 29, 30. 
elf HENCE do our mournful thoughts 
And where’s our courage fled? [arise! 
Has restless sin, and raging hell, 
Struck all our comforts dead ? 
2 Have we forgot th’ Almighty Name 
That form’d the earth and sea? 
And can an all-creating arm 
Grow weary, or decay ? 


Book I. HYMN 39. 309 


—3 Treasures of everlasting might 
In our Jehovah dwell; 
o He gives the conquest to the weak, 
And treads their foes to hell. 
e 4 Mere mortal power shall fade and die, 
And youthful vigour cease ; 
o But we, who wait upon the Lord, 
Shall feel our strength increase. 
5 The saints shall mount on eagles’ wings, 
And taste the promis’d bliss ; 
Till their unwearied feet arrive, 
Where perfect pleasure is.] 


HYMNS 83, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38. Referred to Psalms 
121, 124, 67, 73, 90, and 84. 


HYMN 39. C. M. Zion. [*] 
God’s tender Care of his Church. Is. xlix, 13, 14, &c. 
ol ee shall my inward joys arise, 
And burst into a song; 
Almighty Love inspires my heart, 
And pleasures tune my tongue. 
—2 God on his thirsty Zion’s hill 
Some mercy-drops has thrown ; 
o And solemn oaths have bound his love 
To shower salvation down. 
e 3 Why do we then indulge our fears, 
Suspicions, and complaints ? 
—Is he a God? and shall his grace 
Grow weary of his saints ? 
a 4 Cana kind woman e’er forget 
The infant of her womb? 
And, ’mongst a thousand tender thoughts, 
Her suckling have no room? 
—5 ‘Yet,’ saith the Lord, ‘should nature change, 
‘ And mothers monsters prove, 
o ‘Zion still dwells upon the heart 
‘ Of everlasting Love. 
g 6 ‘Deep on the palms of both my hands, 
‘I have engrav’d her name: 
‘My hands shall raise her ruin’d walls, 
* And build her broken frame.’ ~ 


4 


310 HYMN 40, 41. Book I. 
HYMN 40. L. M. Newcourt. [*] 
Saints in Heaven. Rev. vii, 13—15, &c. 
b1 W HAT happy men, or angels, these— 
That all their robes are spotless white! 
Whence did this glorious troop arrive 
At the pure realms of heavenly light ? 
e 2 From tort’ring racks, and burning fires, 
And seas of their own blood, they came: 
But nobler blood has wash’d their robes, 
Flowing from Christ, the dying Lamb. 
g 3 Now they approach th’ Almighty throne, 
With loud hosannas, night and day ; 
Sweet anthems to the great Three-One 
Measure their blest eternity. 
o 4 No more shall hunger pain their souls ; 
He bids their parching thirst be gone, 
And spreads the shadow of his wings, 
To screen them from the scorching sun. 
5 The Lamb, who fills the middle throne, 
Will shed around his milder beams ; 
There shall they feast on his rich love, 
And drink full joys from living streams. 
g 6 Thus shall their mighty bliss renew, 
Through the vast round of endless years ; 
e And the soft hand of sovereign grace 
Heals all their wounds, and wipes their tears. 


HYMN 41. C. M. Zion. [*] 
The Martyrs glorified. Rev. vii, 13, &c. 
é 1 [‘7 J VHESE glorious minds, how bright they 
Whence all their white array ? [shine! 
‘How came they to the happy seats 
‘ Of everlasting day ?? 
d 2 From tort’ring pains to endless joys, 
On fiery wheels they rode ; 
And strangely wash’d their raiment white, 
In Jesus’ dying blood. 
—3 Now they approach a spotless God, 
And bow before his throne ; 


Their warbling harps, and sacred songs, 
Adore the Holy One. 


Book I. HYMN 42. 311 


g 4 The unveil’d glories of his face 
Amongst his saints reside ; 
* While the rich treasures of his grace 
See all their wants supply’d. 
—5 Tormenting thirst shall leave their souls, 
And hunger flee as fast ; 
The fruit of life’s immortal tree 
Shall be their sweet repast. 
o 6 The Lamb shall lead his heavenly flock, 
Where living fountains rise ; 
And love divine shall wipe away 
The sorrows of their eyes.] 
HYMN 42. C. M. Colchester. Cl) 


Divine Wrath and Mercy. Nahum i, 1, 2, 3, &c. 
i[ yA PORE and tremble, for our God 
Is a * consuming fire ! 

His jealous eyes with wrath inflame, 
And raise his vengeance higher. 

2 Almighty vengeance, how it burns! 
How bright his fury glows! 

Vast magazines of plagues and storms 
Lie treasur’d for his foes. 

3 Those heaps of wrath, by slow degrees, 
Are fore’d into a flame ; 

But kindled, oh! how fierce they blaze! 
And rend all nature’s frame. 

4 At his approach the mountains flee, 
And seek a wat’ry grave ; 

The frighted sea makes haste away, 
And shrinks up ev’ry wave. 

5 Through the wide air the weighty rocks 
Are swift as hail-stones hurl’d : 

Who dares engage his fiery rage, 
That shakes the solid world ? 

6 Yet, mighty God! thy sovereign grace 
Sits regent on the throne ; 

The refuge of thy chosen race, 
When wrath comes rushing down. 

7% Thy hand shall on rebellious kings 
A fiery tempest pour ; 

While we, beneath thy shelt’ring wings, 
Thy just revenge adore.] 

* Heb. xii, 29. 


312 HYMN 45, 48. Book I. 
HYMN 43. Referred to the 100th Psalm. ' 
HYMN 44. Referred to the 133d Psalm. 


HYMN 45. C. M. Windsor. [*] 


The Last Judgment. Rev. xx, 5, 6, 7, 8. 
i[ GEE where the great incarnate God 
Fills a majestic throne; 
While, from the skies, his awful voice 
Bears the last judgment down. 
2 (‘I am the First,—and I the Last,— 
‘'Through endless years the same ; 
‘] AM—is my memorial still, 
‘ And my eternal name. 
3 ‘Such favours as a God can give, 
‘My royal grace bestows ; 
‘Ye thirsty souls, come taste the streams, 
‘Where life and pleasure flows.) 
4 (‘The saint who triumphs o’er his sins, 
‘7’ll own him for a son; 
‘The whole creation shall reward 
‘'The conquests he has won. 
5 ‘But bloody hands, and hearts unclean, 
‘ And all the lying race,— 
‘ The faithless and the scoffing crew, 
‘That spurn at offer’d grace ;— 
6 ‘' They shall be taken from my sight, 
‘Bound fast in iron chains, 
‘ And headlong plung’d into the lake, 
‘Where fire and darkness reigns.’) 
7 Oh may I stand before the Lamb, 
When earth and seas are fled! 
And hear the Judge pronounce my name, 
With blessings on my head. 
8 May I with those for ever dwell, 
Who here were my delight; 
While sinners, banish’d down to hell, 
No more offend my sight.] 
HYMNS 46, 47. Referred to Psalm 148, and Psalm 3. 
HYMN 4s. L. M. Nantwich. Leeds. [*] 
: The Christian Race. Isa. xl, 28—31, 
1 WAKE, our souls! (away our fears, 
Let ev’ry trembling thought be gone ;) 


hy 
wa | 


Book I. HYMN 49. 313 


o Awake, and run the heavenly race, 
And put a cheerful courage on. 
e 2 True, ’tis a strait and thorny road, 
And mortal spirits tire and faint ; 
—But they forget the mighty God, 
Who feeds the strength of ev’ry saint— 
g 3 The mighty God, whose matchless power 
Is ever new, and ever young ; 
And firm endures, while endless years 
Their everlasting circles run. 
o 4 From thee, the overflowing spring, 
Our souls shall drink a full supply ; 
e While such as trust their native strength, 
a Shall melt away, and droop, and die. 
o 5 Swift as an eagle cuts the air, 
We’ll mount aloft to thine abode ; 
On wings of love our souls shall fly, 
Nor tire amidst the heavenly road. 


HYMN 49. C. M. Arundel. [*] 
Works of Moses, and of the Lamb. Rev. xv, 3. 
if OW strong thine arm is, mighty God! 
H Who would not fear thy name ? 
Jesus, how sweet thy graces are ! 
Who would not love the Lamb ?] 
2 Christ has done more than Moses did, 
Our Prophet, and our King: 
From bonds of hell he freed our souls, 
And taught our lips to sing. 
8 In the Red Sea, by Moses’ hand, 
The Egyptian host was drown’d : 
But his own blood hides all our sins, 
And guilt no more is found. 
4 When through the desert Israel went, 
With manna they were fed: 
Our Lord invites us to his flesh, 
And calls it living bread. 


e 5 Moses beheld the promis’d land, 
et never reach’d the place: ’ 
o But Christ shall bring his foll’wers home, 
To see his Father’s face. 


27 ‘ 


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a HYMN 50, 51. Book I. 
s 6 Then shall our love and joy be full, 
And feel a warmer flame ; 
And sweeter voices tune the song © 
Of Moses and the Lamb. 
HYMN 50. C. M. Bethlehem. [*] 


Song of Zacharias. Luke i, 68, &c. John i, 29, 32. 
1 OW be the God of Israel bless? d, 
Who makes his truth appear ; 
His mighty hand fulfils his word, 
And all the oaths he sware. 
2 Now he bedews old David’s root, 
With blessings from the skies: 
o He makes the Branch of promise grow, 
The promis’d Horn arise. 
3 [John was the prophet of the Lord, 
To go before his face ; 
The herald, whom our Saviour God 
Sent to prepare his ways. 
4 He makes the great salvation known, 
He speaks of pardoned sins ; 
While grace divine, and heavenly love, 
Bs its own glory shines. 
‘Behold the Lamb of God,’ he cries, 
‘Who takes our guilt away : 
*T saw the Spirit o’er his head, 
‘On his baptizing day.’] 
o 6 Be ev’ry vale exalted high; 
Sink, ev’ry mountain, low: 
e The proud must stoop, and humble souls 
Shall his salvation know. 
o 7 The heathen realms, with Israel’s land, 
Shall join in sweet accord ; 
And all that’s born of man shall see 
The glory of the Lord. 
o 8 Behold the morning Star arise, 
Ye that in darkness sit : . 
—He marks the path that leads to entice! 
And guides our doubtful feet. 
HYMN 51. S. M. Dover. [*] 


Preserving Grace. Jude 24, 25. 
1 T° God, the only wise, __ 
Our Saviour, and our King, 


Book I. HYMN 32. 315 


Let all the saints below the skies 
Their humble praises bring. 
2 Tis his almighty love, 
His counsel, and his care 
Preserves us safe from sin and death, 
And ev’ry hurtful snare. 
3 He will present our souls, 
Unblemish’d aad complete, 
Before the glory of his face, 
With joys divinely great. 
o 4 ‘Then all the chosen seed 
Shall meet around the throne ; 
Shall! bless the conduct of his grace, 
And make his wonders known. 
0 5 To our Redeemer God 
Wisdom with power belongs ; 
Immortal crowns of majesty, 
And everlasting songs. 


HYMN 52. L..M. Bath. [*] 
Baptism. Matt. xxviii, 19; Acts ii, 38. 
1 ee the commission of our Lord, 
Go, teach the nations, and baptize : 
The nations have receiv’d the word, 
Since he ascended to the skies. 
2 He sits upon th’ eternal hills, 
With grace and pardon in his hands ; 
And sends his cov’nant, with the seals, 
To bless the distant christian lands. 
3 ‘Repent, and be baptiz’d,’ he saith, 
‘ For the remission of your sins ;’ 
And thus our sense assists our faith, 
And shews us what his gospel means. 
4 Our souls he washes in his blood, 
As water makes the body clean; 
And the good Spirit from our God 
Descends, like purifying rain. 
5 Thus we engage ourselves to thee, 
And seal our cov’nant with the Lord ; 
O may the great Eternal Three : 
In heaven our solemn vows record! 


316 HYMN 53, 54. Be 
HYMN 53. L. M. Green’s. [*] 


The Holy Scriptures. Heb.i,1. 2 Tim. iii, 15,16. Ps. exlvii, 19, 20, 

1 ie who in various methods told 
His mind and will to saints of old, 

Sent his own Son, with truth and grace, 
To teach us in these latter days. 

o 2 Our nation reads the written word, 
That book of life, that sure record ; ' 
The bright inheritance of heaven 
Is by the sweet conveyance given. 

e 3 God’s kindest thoughts are here exprest, 
Able to make us wise and blest ; 
The doctrines are divinely true, 
Fit for reproof and comfort too. 

—4 Ye people all, who read his love 
In long epistles ‘from above,— 
(He hath not sent his sacred word 

o To ev’ry land) praise ye the Lord.]} 


HYMN 54. L. M. Quercy. Leeds. [*] 
Saints beloved in Christ. Eph. i, 3, &e 
1 SpESuS: we bless thy Father’s name ; . 
Thy God and ours is one, the same ; 
What heavenly blessings, from his throne, 
a down to sinners through his Son! 
‘Christ be my first Elect,’ he said ; 
Then chose our souls in Christ our Head ; 
Before he gave the mountains birth, 
Or laid foundations for the earth. 
3 Thus did eternal love begin 
To raise us up from death and sin; 
Our characters were then decreed,— 
Blameless in love, a holy seed. 
4 Predestinated to be sons, 
Born by degrees, but chose at once ; 
A new, regenerated race, 
To praise the glory of his grace. 
o 5 With Christ, our Lord, we share a part 
In the affections of his heart ; 


Nor shall our souls be thence remov’d, 
Till he forgets his First Belov’d. 


Book i. | HYMN 55, 56. 317 
HYMN 55. C. M. Hymn 2. [*] 


: Sickness and Recovery. Isa. xxxviii, 9, &e. 
if \ N HEN we are rais’d from deep distress, 
Our God deserves a song ; 
We take a pattern of our praise 
From Hezekiah’s tongue. 
2 The gates of the devouring grave 
Are open’d wide in vain ; 
If he that holds the keys of death, 
Commands them fast again. 
3 Pains of the flesh are wont t’ abuse 
Our minds with slavish fears ;— 
*Our days are past, and we shall lose 
‘The remnant of our years.’ 
4 We chatter, with a swallow’s voice, 
Or like a dove we mourn ; 
With bitterness instead of joys, 
Afflicted and forlorn. 
5 Jehovah speaks the healing word, 
d no disease withstands ; 
Fevers and plagues obey the Lord, 
And fly at his commands. 
6 If half the strings of life should break, 
He’ can our frame restore ; 
He casts our sins behind his back, 
And they are found no more.] 


HYMN 56. C. M. Bedford. [*] 
The Song of Moses and the Lamb. Rev. xv, 3, and xvi, 19, and xvii, 6. 
1 E sing the glories of thy love, 
We sound thy dreadful name ; 
The Christian church unites the songs 
Of Moses and the Lamb. 
2 Great God, how wondrous are thy works 
Of vengeance, and of grace! 
Thou King of saints, Almighty, Lord, 
How just and true thy ways! 
3 Who dares refuse to fear thy ew 
Or worship at thy throne! 
Thy judgments speak thy holiness, » 
Through all the nations known. . 
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318 HYMN 87. Book f. 
4 Great Babylon, that rules the earth, 
Drunk with the martyrs’ blood,— 

Her crimes shall speedily awake 
The fury of our God. 
e 5 The cup of wrath is ready mix’d, 
And she must drink the dregs ; 
Strong is the Lord, her sovereign Judge, 
And shall fulfil the plagues. 


HYMN 57. C. M. Plymouth. [b} 
Adam, First and Second. Rom, v, 12, &c. Psalm li, 5. Job xiv, 4. 
el ACKWARD, with humbleshame we look 
On our original ; 
p How is our nature dash’, and broke, 
In our first father’s fall ! 
e 2 To all that’s good averse and blind, 
And prone to all that’s ill ;— 
What-dreadful darkness veils our mind ! 
How obstinate our will ! 
p 3 Conceiv’d in sin, (O wretched state,) 
Before we draw our breath, 
’ The first young pulse begins to beat 
Iniquity and death. 
4 How strong in our degenerate blood 
The old corruption reigns! 
And mingling with the crooked flood, 
Wanders through all our veins! 
5 [Wild and unwholesome, as the Toot, 
Will all the branches be: 
How can we hope for living fruit, 
From such a deadly tree ? 
6 What mortal power, from things unclean 
_Can pure productions bring ? 
ho can command a vital stream 
From an infected spring ?} 
—7 Yet, mighty God, thy wondrous Pet 
Can make our nature clean ; 
While Christ and grace prevail above 
The tempter, death, and sin. 
o 8 The Second Adam shall restore 
The ruins of the first: 


Book I. HYMN 58, 59, 60. 319 


o Hosanna to that sovereign power, 
That new creates our dust. 


HYMN 5s. L. M. Leeds. [*] 

Michael’s War with the Dragon. Rev. xii, 7. | 

1 Ty, ET mortal tongues attempt to sing © 
The wars of heaven, when Michael stood 

Chief gen’ral of th’ eternal King, 
And fought the battles of our God. 
2 Against the Dragon and his host, 
The armies of the Lord prevail ; 
In vain they rage: in vain they boast,— 
Their courage sinks, their weapons fail. 
3 Down to the earth was Satan thrown ; 
Down to the earth his legions fell : 
Then was the trump of triumph blown, 
And shook the dreadful deeps of hell. 
4 Now is the hour of darkness past; 
Christ has assum’d his reigning power: ~ 
Behold the great Accuser cast ; 
Down from the skies, to rise no more. 
5 Twas by thy blood, Immortal Lamb, 
Thine armies trod the Tempter down: 
*T was by thy word, and powerful Name, 
They gain’d the battle, and renown. 
6 Rejoice, ye heavens; let ev’ry star 
Shine with new glories round the sky: 
Saints, while ye sing the heavenly war, 
Raise your Deliv’rer’s name on high.] 


HYMN 59. L. M. Blendon. [*] 
Babylon fallen. Rev. xviii, 20, 21. 
] i Gabriel’s hand, a mighty stone 
Lies—a fair type of Babylon: 
e ‘Prophets rejoice, and all ye saints ; 
‘God will avenge your long complaints.’ 
2 He said,—and dreadful as he stood, 
o He sunk the mill-stone in the flood: 
o * Thus terribly shall Babel fall, 
e *Thus—and no more be found at all.’ 


HYMN 60. L. M. Truro. [*] 
Mary's Song ;-or, Messiah born. Luke i, 46, &e. 
1 Ove souls shall magnify the Lord ; 
_\* In God the Saviour we rejoice : 


Ps » 


7 
320 HYMN 61. Book f. 
While we repeat the Virgin’s song, 
May the same Spirit tune our voice. 
2 [The Highest saw her low estate, 
And mighty things his hand hath done ; 
His overshad’wing power and grace 
Make her the mother of his Son. 
3 Let ev’ry nation call her bless’d, 
And endless years prolong her fame : 
But God alone must be ador’d ; 
Holy and rev’rend is his name.] 
4 To those who fear and trust the Lord, 
His mercy stands for ever sure : 
From age to age his promise lives, 
And the performance is secure. 
5 He spake to Abra’am and his seed, 
‘In thee shall all the earth be bless’d :’ 
The mem’ry of that ancient word 
Lay long in his eternal breast. 
o 6 But now no more shall Israel wait ; 
No more the Gentiles lie forlorn : 
e Lo, the Desire of nations comes ; 
Behold, the promis’d Seed is born! 


HYMN 61. L. M. Leeds. [*] 
Christ, our Priest and King. Rev. i, 5—7. 
1 OW to the Lord, who makes us know 
The wonders of his dying love, 
Be humble honours paid below, 4 
o And strains of nobler praise above. 
—2 ’Twas he, who cleans’d our foulest sins ; 
And wash’d us in his richest blood : 
Tis he, who makes us priests and kings, 
And brings us rebels near to God. 
o 3 To Jesus, our atoning Priest, 
To Jesus, our superior King, 
Be everlasting power confess’d, _ 
And ev’ry tongue his glory sng. 
e ‘4 Behold, on flying clouds he comes, 
And ev’ry eye shall see him move! 
e Though with our sins we piere’d him once, 
o Then he displays his pard’ning love. 
e 5 The unbelieving world shall wail, 
o While we rejoice to see the day : 


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Book I. HYMN 62, 63. 321 


Come, Lord, nor let thy promise fail, . 
Nor let thy chariot long delay. — 


HYMN 62. C. M. Christmas. Devizes. [*] 
The Lamb of God Worshipped. Rev. v, 11—13. 
1 C OME let us join our cheerful songs, 
With angels round the throne ; 
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, 
But all their joys are one. 
o 2 ‘Worthy the Lamb that died,’ they cry, 
‘To be exalted thus :’ 
—‘ Worthy the Lamb,’ our lips reply, 
‘For he was slain for us.’ 
o 3 Jesus is worthy to receive 
Honour and power divine ; 
And blessings, more than we can give, 
Be, Lord, for ever thine. 
o 4 Let all who dwell above the sky, 
And air, and earth, and seas, 
u Conspire to lift thy glories high, - 
And speak thine endless praise. 
g 5 The whole creation join in one, 
To bless the sacred name 
Of him who sits upon the throne, 
And to adore the Lamb. 


HYMN 63. L. M. Oporto. [*] 
Christ's Humiliation and Ezaltation. Rev. v, 12. 
e1 wat equal honours shall we bring, 
To thee, O Lord our God, the Lamb ; 
When all the notes that angels sing, 
Are far inferior to thy name ? . 
2 Worthy is He, whe once was slain, 
The Prince of Life, who groan’d and died, . 
o Worthy to rise, and live, and reign 
At his Almighty Father’s side. : 
—3 Power and dominion are his due, 
e Who stood condemn’d at Pilate’s bar; -* 
—Wisdom belongs to Jesus too, 
e Though he was charg’d with madness there. 
—4 All riches are his native right, j 
e Yet he sustain’d amazing loss; 


¥ ae 
322 HYMN 64, 65. Book I. 
o To him ascribe eternal might, 
—Who left his weakness on the cross. 
o 5 Honour immortal must be paid, 

Instead of scandal and of scorn ; 

While glory shines around his head, 

And a bright crown without a thorn. 
o 6 Blessings for ever on the Lamb, 

Who bore the curse for wretched men! 
g Let angels sound his sacred name, 

And ev’ry creature say, AMEN. 


HYMN 64. S. M. Dover. Newton. [*] 
Adoption. 1 John iii, 1, &c. Gal. vi, 6. : 
1 EHOLD! what wondrous grace 
The Father hath bestow’d 
On sinners of a mortal race,— 
To call them sons of God! 
2 Tis no surprising thing, 
That we should be unknown ; 
The Jewish world knew not their King, 
God’s everlasting Son. 
38 Nor does it yet appear, 
How great we must be made; 
But when we see our Saviour here, 
We shall be like our head. 
4 A hope, so much divine, 
May trials well endure ; 
May purge our souls from sense and sin, 
As Christ the Lord is pure. 
' § - Tfin my Father’s love . 
I share a filial part, Bi yc 
Send down thy Spirit, like a dove, 
To rest upén my heart. 
6 We would no longer lie 
Like slaves beneath the throne ; 
My faith shall Abba Father, cry, 
And thou the kindred own. 


HYMN 65. L. M. Wells. [*] 
The World subjected to Christ. Rev. xi, 15. 
1 ET the sev’nth angel sound on high! ~ 
Let shouts be heard, through all the sky! 


Book I. HYMN 66. 323 
Kings of the earth, with glad accord, 
Give up your kingdoms to the Lord. 

g 2 Almighty God, thy power assume, 
Who wast, and art, and art to come; 
Jesus, the Lamb who once was slain, 
For ever live, for ever reign ! 

d 3 The angry nations fret and roar, 
That they can slay the saints no more ; 

o On wings of vengeance flies our God, 
To pay the long arrears of blood. 

g 4 Now must the rising dead appear ; 
Now the decisive sentence hear : 

o Now the dear martyrs of the Lord 
Receive an infinite reward.] 


HYMN 66. L. M. Portugal. [*] 
Christ, the King, at his Table. Sol. Song i, 2—5, 12, 13, 17. 
ty, ET him embrace my soul, and prove 
Mine interest in his heavenly love ; 

The voice that tells me thou art mine, 
Exceeds the blessings of the vine. 
2 On thee th’ anointing Spirit came, 
And spread the savour of thy name ; 
That oil of gladness, and of grace, 
Draws virgin souls to meet thy face. 

e 3 Jesus, allure me by thy charms,— 
My soul shall fly into thine arms! 
Our wand’ring feet thy favours bring 
To the fair chambers of the King. 

—4 (Wonder and pleasure tune our voice, 
To speak thy praises, and our joys; 
Our mem’ry keeps this love of thine, 
Beyond the taste of richest wine.) 
5 Though in ourselves deform’d we are, 
And black as Kedar’s tents appear ; 
Yet, when we put thy beauties on, 
Fair as the courts of Solomon. 
6 (While at his table sits the King, 
He loves to see us smile and sing ; 
Our graces are our best perfume, 
And breathe like spikenard round the room. 


wile 
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324 HYMN 67, 68 


7 As myrrh, new bidedaagiial the con i be 


Such is a dying Christ to me: — 

And while he makes my soul his guest, 
My bosom, Lord, shall be thy rest. 

8 No beams of cedar or of fir 

Can with thy courts on earth compare : 
And here we wait, until thy love 
Raise us to nobler seats above.] 


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HYMN 67. L. M. Sicilian. Moreton. [b *] 


Seeking the Pastures of Christ. Sol. Song i, 7. 

1 fh bier e whom my soul admires above 
All earthly joy and earthly love— 

Tell me, dear Shepherd, let me know, 
Where do thy sweetest pastures grow ? 
2 Where is the shadow of that rock, . 
That from the sun defends thy flock ? 
Fain would I feed among thy sheep, 
Among them rest, among them sleep. 
3 Why should thy bride appear like one, 
That turns aside to paths unknown ? 
My constant feet would never rove,— 
Would never seek another love. 
4 The footsteps of thy flock I see ; 
Thy sweetest pastures here they be ; 
A wondrous feast thy love prepares, 
Bought with thy wounds, and groans, and tears. 
5 His dearest flesh he makes my food, 
And bids ine drink his richest b : 
Here, to these hills, my soul w come, 
Till my Beloved lead me home. 


HYMN 6s. L. M. Oporto. [*) 
Banquet of Love. Sol. Song ii, 1—7. 
1 ee the Rose of Sharon here, 
The Lily which the valleys bear ; 
Behold the Tree of Life, that gives 
Refreshing fruit, and healing leaves. 
2 Amongst the thorns so lilies shine : 
Amongst wild gourds, the noble vine: 
So in my eyes my Saviour proves, ~ 
Amidst a thousand meaner loves. ey 


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Book I. HYMN 69. 325 
3 Beneath his cooling shade I sit, 
To shield me from the burning heat: 
Of heavenly fruit he spreads a feast, 
To feed my eyes,and please my taste. 
4 (Kindly he brought me to the place, 
Where stands the banquet of his grace ; 
He saw me faint; and o’er my head 
The banner of his love he spread. 
5 With living bread and gen’rous wine, 
He cheers this sinking heart of mine; 
And op’ning his own heart to me, 
He shows his thoughts, how kind they be.) 
6 O never let my Lord depart! 
Lie. down, and rest upon my heart; 
I charge my sin not once to move, 
Nor stir, nor wake, nor grieve my Love.] 


HYMN 69. L. M. Shoel. [*] 
Christ’s Love to his Church. Sol. Song ii, 8—13. 
1 hee voice of my Beloved sounds, 
Over the rocks and rising grounds; 
O’er hills of guilt, and seas of grief, 
He leaps, he flies—to my relief. 
e 2 Now, through the veil of flesh I see, 
With eyes of love he looks on me; 
—Now, in the gospel’s clearest glass, 
He shows the beauties of his face: 
b 3 Gently he draws my heart along, 
Both with his beauties, and his tongue ; 
u ‘Rise,’ saith my Lord, ‘make haste away! 
‘No mortal joys are worth thy stay. 
b 4 ‘The Jewish, wint’ry state is gone, 
‘'The mists are fled, the spring comes on; 
—‘ The sacred turtle dove we hear 
o ‘Proclaim the new, the joyful year. 
—5 ‘Th’ immortal vine of heavenly root 
‘Blossoms and buds, and gives her fruit ;? 
e Lo we are come to taste the wine; 
o Our souls rejoice and bless the Vine. 
—6_And when we hear our Jesus say; 
o ‘Rise up, my love, make haste away? 
Our hearts would fain outfly the wind, 
And leave all earthly loves behind. 


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326. HYMN 170, 71. ) 
HYMN 70. L. M. Shoel. [*] 


Christ's Invitation answered. Sol. Song ii, 14, 16, 17. 

1 Cp ARK! the Redeemer, from on high, 
Sweetly invites his fav’rites nigh ; 

From caves of darkness and of doubt, 
He gently speaks, and calls us out. ~~ 
2 ‘My dove, who hidest in the rock, 
‘ Thine heart almost with sorrow broke, 
_ ‘Lift up thy face, forget thy fear, 
‘ And let thy voice delight mine ear. 
3 ‘Thy voice to me sounds eyer sweet ; 
‘My graces in thy count’nance meet; _. 
‘ Though the vain world thy face. despise, 
‘Tis bright and comely in mine eyes.’. 
4 Dear Lord, our thankful heart receives 
The hope thy invitation gives; 
To thee our joyful lips shall raise — 
The voice of prayer, and that of praise. 
5 I am my love’s, and he is mine; 
Our hearts, our hopes, our passions join ; 
Nor let a motion, nor a word, 
Nor thought arise to grieve my Lord: 
6 My soul to pastures fair he leads, 
Amongst the lilies, where he feeds ; 
Amongst the saints (whose robes are white, 
Wash’d in his blood) is his delight. . 
7 Till the day break, and shadows flee,—- 
Till the sweet, dawning light I see,— 
Thine eyes to me-ward often turn, — 
Nor let my soul in darkness mourn. 
8 Be like a hart, on mountains green ; 
Leap o’er the hills of fear and sm: 
Nor guilt, nor unbelief, divide + 
My Love, my Saviour, from my side.] 


HYMN 71. L. M. Sicilian. [*] 
Christ brought to the Church. Sol. Song iii, 1, 5. 
1 [Cp FTEN I seek my Lord by night, 
Jesus, my Love, my soul’s delight ; 
With warm desire, and restless thought, 
T seek him oft, but find him not. 


Book I. HYMN 72. 327 


2 Then I arise, and search the street, 
Till L my Lord, my Saviour meet ; 
I ask the watchmen of the night, 
Where did you see my soul’s delight ? 
3 Sometimes I find him in my way, 
Directed by a heavenly ray ; 
I leap for joy to see his face, 
And hold him fast in my embrace. 
4 (I bring him to my mother’s home, 
Nor does my Lord refuse to come ; 
To Zion’s sacred chambers, where 
My soul first drew the vital air. 
5 He gives me there his bleeding heart, 
Pierc’d for my sake with deadly smart ; 
I give my soul to him, and there 
Our loves their mutual tokens share.) 
6 I charge you all, ye earthly toys, 
Approach not to disturb my joys; 

or sin, nor hell, come near my heart, 
Nor cause my Saviour to depart.] 

HYMN 72. L. M. Leeds. Green’s. [*] 


Coronation of Christ, and Espousals of the Church. Sol. Song iii, 2 
1 0 geaateeenae of Zion, come, behold 
The crown of honour and of gold, 
Which the glad church, with joys unknown, 
Plac’d on the head of Solomon. 
o 2 Jesus, thou everlasting King, 
Accept the tribute which we bring ; 
Accept the well deserv’d renown, 
And wear our praises as thy crown. 
b 3 Let every act of worship be 
Like our espousals, Lord, to thee! 
-Like the dear hour, when from above 
We first receiv’d thy pledge of love. 
o 4 The gladness of that happy day! 
Our hearts would wish it long to stay ; 
Nor let our faith forsake its hold, 
Nor comfort sink, nor love grow cold: 
—5 Each foll’wing minute as it flies, 
Increase thy praise, improve our joys: 
o Till we are rais’d to sing thy name, 
At the great supper of the Lamb. 


328 HYMN 73, 74. }00. 

o 6 O that, the months would roll away, 
And bring that coronation-day ! 

g The King of grace shall fill the throne, 
With all his Father’s. glories on. 


HYMN 73. L. M. Castle-Street. 
The Church's Beauty in the Eyes of “trist. 
Sol. Song iv, 1, 10, 11; 7,.9,8, 


1[ K IND is the speech of Christ, eur Lord ; 
Affection-sounds in ev’ry word: 

‘Lo, thou art fair, my love,’ he cries ; 

‘Not the young doves haye sweeter eyes. 

2 (‘Sweet are thy lips; thy pleasing voice 

‘Salutes mine ear with sacred joys ; 

*No.spice so much delights the smell 

‘Nor milk, nor honey, tastes so: well.) 

8 ‘Thou art all fair, my bride, to:me; 

*T will behold no spot in thee.’ 

What mighty wonders love performs, 

And puts a comeliness on worms! 

4 Defil’d and loathsome as we are, 

He makes us white, and calls us fair; 

Adorns us with that heavenly dress, 

His graces and his righteousness. 

5 ‘My sister and my spouse,’ he cries, 

‘Bound to my heart by various ties, 

‘Thy powerful love my heart detains, — 

‘In strong delight and pleasing chains.’ 

6 He calls me from the leopard’s den,— 

From this wide world of beasts and men, 

To Zion, where his glories are; © 

Not Lebanon is half so fair. 

7” Nor dens of prey, nor flowery plains, 

Nor earthly joys, nor earthly pains, 

Shall hold my feet, or force my stay, 

When Christ invites my soul away.] 


HYMN 74. L. M. Portugal. [*] 
The Garden of Christ. Sol. Song iv, 12—15;y, 1, 
b 1 W E are a garden, wall’d around, 
Chosen, and made peculiar ground ; 
A little spot—enclos’d by grace, 
Out of the world’s wide wilderness. 


om 


Book I. HYMN 75. 329 
—2 Like trees of myrrh and spice we stand, 
Planted by God the Father’s hand ; 
And all his springs in Zion flow, 
To make the young plantations grow. 
o 3 Awake, O heavenly wind, and come, 
Blow on this garden of perfume ; j 
Spirit Divine, descend, and breathe 
A gracious gale on plants beneath. 
—4 Make our best spices ae abroad, 
To entertain our Saviour 
And faith, and love, and j de appear, 
And ev’ry grace be active here. 
5 [Let my Beloved come, and taste 
His pleasant fruits at his own feast ; 
‘I come, my spouse, I come,’ he cries, 
With love and pleasure in his eyes. 
6 Our Lord into his garden comes, 
Well pleas’d to smell our poor perfumes ; 
And calls us to a feast divine, 
Sweeter than honey, milk, or wine. 
d % ‘ Eat of the tree of life, my friends; 
‘ The blessings that my Father sends ; 
* Your taste shall all my dainties prove, 
‘ And drink abundance of my love.”] 
o 8 Jesus, we will frequent thy board, 
And sing the bounties of our Lord : 
But the rich food,on which we live, 
Demands more praise than tongue can give. 


HYMN 75. L. M. Moreton. [*] 


Description of Christ, the Beloved. Sol. Song 
y, 9,10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 


aif bh HE wond?ring world inquires to know, 
Why I should love my J eSUS SO ; 

© What are his charms,’ say they, ‘above 

‘ The objects of a mortal love ?’ 

2 Yes, my Beloved, to my sight, 

Shows a sweet mixture, red and white : 

All human beauties, all Divine, 

In my beloved meet and shine. 

3 White is his soul, from blemish free ; 

Red with the blood ie shed for me; 


is*) 


330 HYMN 76. Book 1. 
The fairest of ten thousand fairs ; 
A sun amongst ten thousand stars. 
4 (His head the finest gold excels ; 
There wisdom in perfection dwells ; 
And glory, like a crown, adorns _ 
Those temples, once beset with thorns. 
e 5 Compassions in his heart are found, 
Close by the signals of his wound : 
His sacred side no more shall bear 
The cruel scourge, the piercing spear.) 
—6 (His hands are fairer to behold, 
Than diamonds, set in rings of gold ; 
Those heavenly hands, that on the tree 
Were nail’d, and torn, and bled for me. 
p 7 Though once he bow’d his feeble knees. 
Loaded with sins and agonies, 
—Now on the throne of his command, 
His legs like marble pillars stand.) 
8 (His eyes are majesty and love, 
The eagle, temper’d with the dove ; 
No more shall trickling sorrows roll, 
Through those dear windows of his soul. 
9 His mouth, that pour’d out long complaints, 
Now smiles, and cheers his fainting saints ; 
His countenance more graceful is, 
Than Lebanon with all its trees.) 
10 All over glorious is my Lord; 
He must be lov’d, and yet ador’d: 
His worth if all the nations knew, 
Sure the whole earth would love him too.] 


HYMN 76. L. M. Islington. [*] 


Christ in Heaven and on Earth. §$ol. Song vi, 1—3, 12. 
1 WHEN strangers stand, and hear me tell 
What beauties in my Saviour dwell,— 
Where he is gone, they fam would know, 
That they might seek and love him too. 
2 My best Beloved keeps his throne 
On hills of light, in worlds unknown ; 
- But he descends,and shows his face 
In the young gardens of his grace. 
$ [In vineyards, planted by his hand, 
Where fruitful trees in order stand, 


Book: -HYMN,%6. aa 


He feeds among the spicy beds, 
Where lilies show their spotless heads. 
4 He has engross’d my warmest love ; 
No earthly charms my soul can move: 
I have a mansion in his heart ; ry 
Nor death,nor hell can make us part.) 
5 He takes my soul e’er I’m aware, — 
And shows me where his glories are ; 
No chariot of Amminadib Mic 
The heavenly rapture can describe. 

o 6 Oh may my spirit daily rise, 
On wings of faith above the skies ; 

e Till death shall make my last remove, 
To dwell for ever with my Love. 

HYMN 77. L. M. Wells. C 
Love of Christ to the Church. Sol. Song vii, 5,6, 9, 12 13 
HOw: in the gall’ries of his grace 
Appears the King, and thus he says, 

* How fair my saints are in my sight, 
‘My lov e, how pleasant for delight ! ? 
2 Kind is thy language, Sovereign Lord, 
There’s heavenly grace in ev’ry word ; 
From that dear mouth a stream, divine, 
Flows sweeter than the choicest wine. 
3 Such wondrous love awakes the lip 
Of saints that were almost asleep, 
To speak the praises of thy name, 
And make our cold affections flame. 

—4 These are the joys he lets us know, 
In fields and villages below : 
Gives us a relish of his love, v 
But keeps his noblest feast above. 

o 5 In Paradise, within the gates, 
An higher entertainment waits ; 
Fruits new and old iaid up in store, 
Where we shall feed, but thirst no more.] 


HYMN 78. L. M. Bicester. [* 
The Strength of Christ's Love. Sol. Song viii, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14. 


1[ W HO is this fair one in distress, 
That travels from the wilderness ? 
And press’d with sorrows, and with sins, 
On her beloved Lord she leans. ~ 


332 HYMN ‘79. - 
2 This is the spouse of Christ, our God, 
Bought with the treasures of his blood : 
And her request, and. her complaint, 
4 but the voice of ev’ry saint. 
‘O let my name engraven stand, 
; Both on thy heart, and on thy hand ; 
‘Seal me upon thine arm, and wear 
1 iil pledge of love for ever there. 
‘Stronger than death thy love is known, 
. “Which floods of wrath could never drown ; 
‘ And hell and earth in vain combine, 
/ a quench a fire so much divine. 
‘But | am jealous of my heart, 
Dee it should once from thee depart ; : 
‘Then let thy name be well impress’d, 
‘As a fair signet, on my breast. 
6 ‘ Till thou hast brought me to thy ehh 
e Where fears and doubts can never come, 
‘Thy count’nance let me often see, 
‘ And often thou shalt hear from me. 
o 7 ‘Come, my Beloved, haste away, 
‘Cut short the hours of thy delay ; 
g ‘Fly, like a youthful hart or roe, 
‘Over the hills where — grow.’] 


HYMN 79. L. M. Shoel. [*] — 

A Morning Hymn. Ps. xix, 5, 8, and Ixxiti, 24, 25. 

1 Le of the morning, at whose voice 
The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, 

And, like a giant, doth rejoice 
7 run his journey through the skies ;— 

2 From the fair chambers of the e 
The circuit of his race begins, 

And, without weariness or rest, — _ 
Round the whole earth he flies, and Silie 
o 3 Oh, like the sun may I fulfil er : 

Th’ appointed duties of the day ; 
» With ready mind, and active wi 
March on, and keep my heavenly Way. 
~ @ 4 (But I shall rove, and Jose the race, — 
If God, my.Sun, should disappear, «> > 


ieee 
' ‘Book I. HYMN 80, 81 333 
_ And leave me in this world’s wide maze, 
To follow ev’ry wand’ring star.) 
—5 Lord, thy commands are clean and. pure, 

Enlight’ning our beclouded eyes;— 

Thy threat’nings just, thy promise sure ; 

Thy gospel makes the simple wise. — 

6 Give me thy counsel for my guide, 

And then receive me to thy bliss: 

All my desires and hopes beside | 

Are faint, and cold, compar’d. with this.] 


HYMN 80. L. M. Bethel. [b*] 
An evening Hymn. Ps. iv, 8; iii, 5, 6; cxlii, 8. 
1 A sogi far the Lord hath led me on; 
S. Thus far his power prolongs my days: 
And ev’ry ev’ning should make known 
Some fresh memorials of his grace. 
e 2 Much of my time has run to waste, 
And I, perhaps, am near my home; 
—But he forgives my follies past ; 
He gives me strength for days to come. 
e 3 I lay my.body down to sleep; 
Peace is the pillow for my head: 
—While well appoimted angels keep 
Their watchful stations round my bed. 
4 [In vain the sons of earth or hell 
Tell mea thousand frightful things ; 
My God in safety makes me dwell, 
Beneath the shadow of his wings. P 
5 Faith in hisname forbids my fear: 
O may thy presence ne’er depart ; e- 
And, in the morning, make me hear 
The love and kindness of thy heart.] 
e 6 Thus, when the night of death shall come, 
‘My flesh shall rest beneath the ground ; 
o And wait thy voice to rouse my tomb, 
With sweet salvation in the sound. 


HYMN 81. L.M. Nantwich. Sieihan. P| 
A Song for Morning and Evening. Lam. iii, 25; Isa. sly, 7. 
1 M* ‘God, how endless is thy love! 
Thy gifts are ev’ry ev’ning new ; 


334 HYMN 832, 83. Bo 
And morning mercies from above, = = =  ~— 
Gently distil, like earlydew. = = | 
2 Thou spread’st the curtains of the night, 
Great Guardian of my sleeping hours ; 
Thy sovereign word restores the light, | 
quickens all my drowsy powers. 

ield my powers to thy command ; i 
hee I consecrate my days: ° 

erpetual blessings from thy hand 

Demand perpetual songs of praise. 


HYMN 82. L. M. Geneva. [b] | 
God far above Creatures; or, Man vain and mortal. Job iv, 17—21, 
el HALL the vile race of flesh and blood — 
Contend with their Creator God? . 
u Shall mortal worms presume to be 
More holy, wise, or just than he? 


—2 Behold, he puts his trustinnone  ° 
Of all the spirits round his throne ; 
Their natures, when compar’d with his 
Are neither holy, just, nor wise. 

e 3 But how much meaner things are they, 
Who spring from dust, and dwell in clay! 
Touch’d by the finger of thy wrath, 

We faint, and vanish, like the moth. 

4 From night to day, from day to night, 
We die by thousands in thy sight ; 
Buried in dust whole nations lie, 

Like a forgotten vanity. 

p 5 Almighty Power, to thee we bow ; 
How frail are we! how glorious thou ! 
No more the sons of earth shall dare 
With an eternal God compare. § | 


HYMN 83. C. M. Isle of Wight. Bangor. [b] 
Affliction and Death under Providence. Job v, 6, 7, 8. 
1 N& from the dust affliction grows, 
Nor troubles rise by chance ; 
p Yet we are born to cares and woes ;— 
A sad inheritance ! : 
—2 As sparks break out from burning coals, 
And still are upwards borne ; 


Book I. HYMN 84, 85. 335 — 
g So grief is rooted in our souls, © 
And man grows up to mourn. 
—s Yet with my God I leave my cause, 
And trust his promis’d grace ; : 
He rules me by his well known law 
| Of love and righteousness. 
o 4 Not all the pains that e’er I bore 
| Shall spoil my future peace ; 
For death and hell can do no more, 
| Than what my Father please. 


HYMN 84. L. M. Old Hundred. [*)] 
Christ the Saviour. Is. xlv, 21—25. 
el 3 te peeves speaks, let Israel hear! 
Let all the earth rejoice, and fear ! 
| While God’s eternal Son proclaims 
_ His sovereign honours, and his names. 
d 2 ‘Iam the last, and I the first, 
_ ©The Saviour God, and God the just ; 
‘'There’s none besides pretends to show — 
‘ Such justice and salvation too. 
$ (‘Ye that in shades of darkness dwell, 
‘ Just on the verge of death and hell, 
‘Look up to me from distant lands ; 
* Light, life, and heaven are in my hands. 
g 4 ‘I by my holy name have sworn, 
‘Nor shall the word in vain return ; 
‘'To me shall all things bend the knee, 
‘ And every tongue shall swear to me.) 
5 ‘In me, alone, shall men confess, 
‘ Lies all their strength and righteousness : 
e ‘But such as dare despise my Name, 
*T’ll clothe them with eternal shame. 
—6 ‘In me, the Lord, shall all the seed 
‘Of Israel from their sins be freed ; 
‘ And by their shining graces prove 
‘Their int’rest in my pard’ning love.’ 


HYMN 835. 8. M. St. Thomas’s. [*] 


The same. 
1[7QNHE Lord on high proclaims 
T His Godhead from his throne ; 


P. bal 
336. «Ssi‘<‘éWY MIN. Book I. 


‘Mercy and justice are themames; 
‘By which I will be: known. 
a 2 ‘Ye dying souls, that sit) = 


—4 Ti thee shall Israel trust, 
And see their guilt forgiven ; 

o God will pronounce the sinners just, 
And take the saints to heaven. 


HYMN 86. C. M. Reading. [b] 
God holy, just, and sovereign. Job ix, 2—10. 
1[ i ; OW shall the sons of Adam’s race 
Be pure before their God! 
If he contend in righteousness, 
We fall beneath his rod. 
2 To vindicate my words and thoughts, 
I’]l make no more pretence ; 
Not one of all my thousand faults 
Can bear a just defence. 
3 Strong is his arm, his heart is wise ; 
What vain presumers dare 
Against their Maker’s hand to rise, 
Or tempt th’ unequal war. 


4 Mountains, by his almighty wrath, 
From their old seats are torn : 

He shakes the earth, from. South to agers : 
And all her pillars. mourn. 

5 He bids the sun forbear to rise;— 
Th’ obedient sun forbears ; 

His hand with sackcloth spreads the: litte, 
And seals up all the stars. 

» 6 He walks upon the stormy sea ; 

Flies on the stormy wind: 

There’s none can trace his wondrous way, 
Or his dark footsteps find.] 


~ Book I. HYMN 87, 88. 337 
HYMN 87. L. M. Green’s. Castle-Street. |*] 


God dwells with the Humble and Penitent. Is. Wii, 15, 16. 

1 4 ae saith the high and lofty One, 
‘I sit upon my holy throne ;__ 

‘My name is God; | dwell on high; 

* Dwell in my own eternity. . oe 


—2 ‘But I descend to worlds below ;_ 


é 


*On earth, I have a mansion too: _ 
‘The humble spirit and contrite 
*Ts an abode of my delight. 


—3 ‘The humble soul my words revive ; 


é 


a 


oO 


*T bid the mourning sinner live ; 

‘ Heal all the broken hearts I find, 

* And ease the sorrows of the mind. 

4 (‘When I contend against their sin, 

‘T make them know how vile they’ve been; 
‘But should my wrath for ever smoke, 

‘ Their souls would sink beneath my stroke.’ 
5 O may thy pard’ning grace be nigh, 

Lest we should faint, despair, and die! 


—Thus shall our better thoughts approve 


The methods of thy chast’ning love.) 
HYMN ss. L. M. Armley. Bath. [b] 
Life, the day of Grace and Hope. Ec. ix, 4, 5, 6, 10. 
1 IFE is the time to serve the Lord,— 
The time to insure the great reward ; 
And while the lamp holds out to burn, 
The vilest sinner may return. 


- 2 (Life is the hour that God has given, 


To ’scape from hell and fly to heaven ; 
The day of grace ;—and mortals may 
Secure the blessings of the day.) 


p 3 The living know that they must die, 


e€ 


But all the dead forgotten lie: 

Their mem’ry, and their sense is gone, 
Alike unknowing and unknown. 

4 (Their hatred, and their love is lost, 
Their envy buried in the dust ; 


; x3 
They have no share in all that’s done, Bo 


Beneath the circuit of the sun.) 


My hands, with all your might, pursue ; 
PAS ae 


a 


—5 Then, what my thoughts design todo, 


HYMN 89, 90 Book Ks 

nce no device, nor work is found, = = 
Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground. 

e 6 There are no acts of pardon past, 
In the cold grave to which we haste ; 

a But darkness, death, and long despair 
Reign in eternal silence there. . 


HYMN 89. L. M. Babijlon. [by 


Youth and Judgment. Eccl. sy 
01 ¥ sons of Adam, vain aids young, 
Indulge your eyes, indulge your tongue ; 
Taste the delights your souls desire, 
And give a loose to all your fire: 
2 Pursue the pleasures you design, 
And cheer your hearts with songs and ‘wine ; 
Enjoy the day of mirth ;—but know, ~ 
a There is a day of judgment too! ) 
e 3 God from on high beholds your thoughts ; 
His book records your score malts 5 
The works of darkness, you have done, 
Must all appear before the sun. 
4 The vengeance to your follies due, 
Should strike your hearts with terror through : 
p How will you stand before his face, 
Or answer for his injur’d grace ? 
—5 Almighty God, turn off their eyes | 
From these alluring vanities ; 
o And let the thunder of thy word — 
Awake their souls to fear the Lord.’ 
HYMN 90. C. M. Windsor. [b] 


1 TT, O the young tribes of Adam rise, 
And through all nature rove ; 
Fulfil the wishes of their eyes, 
And taste the joys they love. 
2 They give a loose to wild desires ; fete 
a But let the smners know 
The strict account that God ronuiké, 
Of all the works they do. 
: 3 The Judge prepares his throne on high ; 
The frighted earth and seas 
Sas the fury of his eye, 
And flee before his face. 


338 
= 


if? 


Book I. HYMN 91, 92. 339 


p 4 How shall J bear that dreadful day, 
And stand the fiery test! 
I’d give all mortal joys away, 
To be for ever blest.] 
HYMN 91. L. M. Genevas BI 
Advice to Youth. 
1 NOW: in the aoe a blood, 
Remember your Creator, God ; 
e Behold the months come hast’ning on, 
When you shall say—My joys are gone. 
a 2 Behold, the aged sinner goes, 
Laden with guilt and heavy woes, 
Down to the regions of the dead, 
With endless curses on his head. 
p 3 The dust returns to dust again ; 
The soul, in agonies of pain, 
Ascends to God; not there to dwell,— 
a But hears her doom, and sinks to hell. 
e 4 Eternal King, I fear thy name! 
Teach me to know how frail I am; 
—And when my soul must hence remove, 
Give me a mansion in thy love. 


HYMN 92. S. M. Dover. [* 


Christ, the Wisdom of God. Prov. viii, 1, 
i[ GQ HALL Wisdom cry aloud, 
And not her speech be heard ? 
The voice of God’s eternal Word, 
Deserves it no regard ? 
d2 ‘I was his chief delight, 
* His everlasting Son, 
Before the first of all his works,— 
‘ Creation,—was begun. 
—3 (‘Before the flying clouds, 
‘ Before the solid land, 
‘Before the fields, before the floods, 
‘I dwelt at his right hand. 
4 ‘When he adorn’d the skies, 
‘And built them, I was there, 
‘To order when the sun should rise, 
‘ And marshal ev’ry star. 
5 ‘When he pour’d out the sea, 
‘ And spread the flowing deep, 


340 HYMN 93, 
“I gave the flood a firm decree, — 
‘In its own bounds to keep. i 
6 ‘Uponthe emptyair — 
‘ The earth was balane’d well ; 
‘With joy I saw the mansion, where 
‘'The sons of men should dwell. ' 
7 ‘My busy thoughts at first, 
‘On their salvation ran, ae 
‘Ere sin was born, or Adam’s dust’ ~ 
‘Was fashion’d to a man. 
o 8 ‘Then come, receive my grace, 
‘Ye children, and be wise; 
o ‘Happy the man who keeps my ways; 
‘The man, who shuns them, dies. 7] 


HYMN 93. L. M. Islington. [* b] 


Christ obeyed, or resisted. Prov. viii, 34—36. 
1 fied saith the Wisdom of the Lord, 
‘ Blest is the man, who hears my word 
‘ Keeps daily watch before my gates, 
‘ And at my feet for mercy waits. 

o 2 ‘The soul that seeks me shall obtain 
‘Immortal wealth, and heavenly gain ; 
‘Immortal life is his reward,— 

‘ Bar and the favour of the Lord. 

e 8 ‘ But the vile wretch, who flies from me, 
: Does his own soul an injury ; 

a ‘Fools, who against my grace rebel, - 
‘Seek death, and love the road to hell.’ 

HYMN 94. C. M. Reading. [b*] 


Justification : or, Law and Grace. Rom. iii, 19—22. 
1 yas are the hopes, the sons of men 
On their own works have built ; 
Their hearts by nature are ipelean, ; ail 
And all their actions guilt. 
e 2 Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouths, 
Without a murm’ring word ; 
And the whole race of Adam stand ~ 
Guilty before the Lord. 
—8 In vain we ask God’s righteous law, 
To justify us now ; 
Since to convince, and to condemn, 
Is all the law can do. 


Book I. HYMN 95, 96. 341 


o 4 Jesus, how glorious is thy grace! 
When in thy name we trust, 

Our faith receives a righteousness, 
That makes the sinner just. 


HYMN 95. C. M. St. Martin’s. [*] 
Regeneration. John i, 13, and iii, 3, &e. 
1 OT all the outward forms on earth, 
Nor rites that God has given, 
Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, 
Can raise a soul to heaven. 
2 The sovereign will of God alone 
Creates us heirs of grace ;— 
Born in the image of his Son, 
A new, peculiar race. 
b 3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind, 
Blows on the sons of flesh ; 
New models all the carnal mind, 
And forms the man afresh. 
o 4 Our quicken’d souls awake, and rise 
From the long sleep of death ; 
o On heavenly things we fix our eyes, 
And praise employs our breath. 


HYMN 96. C. M. York. [b*] 
Election excludes Boasting. 1 Cor. i, 26—31. 
tp UT few among the carnal wise, 
But few of noble race, 
Obtain the favour of thine eyes, 
Almighty King of grace. 
2 He takes the men of meanest name, 
For sons and heirs of God ; 
And thus he pours abundant shame 
On honourable blood. 
8 He calls the fool, and makes him know 
The myst’ries of his grace ; 
To bring aspiring wisdom low, 
And all its pride abase. 
4 Nature has all its glories lost, 
When brought before his throne ; 
No flesh shall in his presence boast, 
But in the Lord alone. ] 
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349 HYMN 97, 98 Book 1. 
HYMN 97. L. M. ames: [*]. 


Christ our Wisdom, Righteousness, &¢. 1 Cor, i, 30. 
1 URY’D in shadows of the night,._- 
We lie—till Christ restores the light ; 
o Wisdom descends to heal the blind, 
And chase the darkness of the mind. 

p 2 Our guilty souls are drown’d in tears, 
Till his atoning blood appears: 

Then we awake from deep distress, 

o And sing, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. 

e 3 Our very frame is mix’d with sin; 

—His Spirit makes our natures clean. 

Such virtues from his sufferings flow, 
At once to cleanse, and pardon too. 

e 4 Jesus beholds where Satan reigns, 
Binding his slaves in heavy chains: 

He sets the pris’ners free, and breaks 
The iron bondage from our necks. 

e 5 Poor, helpless worms in thee possess 
Grace, wisdom, power, and righteousness ; 
Thou art our mighty All—and we 
_ Give our whole selves, O Lord, to thee. 


~ - HYMN 98. S.M. 2 Aylesbury. {b] 


1[ F f OW heavy is the ent, 
That hangs upon our eyes; 
—Till Christ, with his reviving light, 
Over our souls arise ? 
e 2 Onur guilty spirits dread 
To meet the wrath of heaven ; 
But, in his righteousness array’d, 
We see our sins forgiven. 
e3 Unholy and impure rl 
Are all our thoughts Ways ; 
—His hands infected nature cure, 
With sanctifymg grace. alee 
4 The powers of hell agree = 
To hold our souls, in vain; 
© He sets the sons of bondage free, © 
And breaks the cursed chain. 
e 5 Lord, we adore thy ways, 
To bring us near to ; 


Book I. HYMN 99—101. 343 


Thy sovereign power, thy healing grace, 
And thine atoning blood.] © 


HYMN 99. C.M. York. [*] 
Stones made Children of Abraham. Matt. iii, 9. 
1 b Seite are the hopes, that rebels place 
Upon their birth and blood ; 
Descended from a pious race, 
Their fathers now with God. 
2 He, from the caves of earth and hell, 
Can take the hardest stones, 
And fill the house of Abraham well 
With new created sons. 
3 Such wondrous power does he possess, 
Who form’d our mortal frame ; 
Who call’d the world from emptiness— 
The world obeyed, and came. 


HYMN 100. L. M. Bath. [*] 
Believe, and be saved. John iii, 16, 17, 18. 
Tot to condemn the sons of men, 
Did Christ, the Son of God, appear :— 
No weapons in his hands are seen, 
No flaming sword, nor thunder there. 
e 2 Such was the pity of our God,— 
He lov’d the race of man so well,— 
He sent his Son, to bear our load 
Of sins, and save our souls from hell. 
—3 Sinners, believe the Saviour’s word ; 
Trust in his mighty name, and live: 
o A thousand joys his lips afford ; 
His hands a thousand blessings give. 
e 4 But vengeance and damnation lies 
On rebels who refuse his grace ; 
Who God’s eternal Son despise, 
The hottest hell shall be their place.] 


HYMN 101. L. M. Oporto. Moreton. [*] 
Joy in Heaven for a repenting Sinner. Luke xv, 7, 10. 
el wo can describe the joys that rise, 
Through all the courts of Paradise, 
To see a prodigal return,— 
To see an heir of glory born? 


t 


344 HYMN 102. Boat 
—2 With joy the Father does approve — 7 

The fruit of his eternal love ; 

The Son with joy looks down, and sees 

The purchase of his agonies. 

3 The Spirit takes delight to view 

The holy soul he form’d anew ; 
o And saints and angels join to sing 

The growing empire of their King. — 

HYMN 102. L. M. Green’s. [*] 


The Beatitudes. Matt. v,2—12. — 
1 Boia are the humble souls, who see 
Their emptiness and poverty ; 
o Treasures of grace to them are given, 
And crowns of joy laid up m heaven. 
a 2 Blest are the men of broken heart, 
Who mourn for sin with inward smart ; 
—The blood of Christ divinely flows, 
A healing balm for all their woes. 
e 3 Blest are the meek, who stand afar 
From rage and passion, noise and war; ; 
o God will secure their happy state, 
And plead their cause against the great. 
e 4 Blest are the souls who thirst for grace, 
Hunger and long for righteousness ; 
o They shall be well supply’d and fed, 
With living streams and living bread. ) 
a 5 Blest are the men, whose bowels move, 
And melt with sympathy and love ; 
—From Christ, the Lord, shall they obtain 
Like sympathy and love again. — 
e 6 Blest are the pure, whose hearts are clean 
From the defilmg power of sin ; 
o With endless pleasure, the all see 
A God of spotless purity. A 
e 7 Blest are the men of peaceful life, ms i 
Who quench the coals of growing strife ; 
o They shall be call’d the heirs of bliss, 
The sons of God, the God of peace. 
—8 Blest are the ae ’rers, who partake 
Of pain and shame for Jesus’ sake; 
u Their souls shall triumph in the Lord; —_ 
g oe and joy are their reward. | 


- Book I. HYMN 103—105. 345 
HYMN 103. C. M. St. Ann’s. [*] 
Not ashamed of the Gospel. 2 Tim. i, 12. 
o1 12 not asham’d to own my Lord, 
Nor to defend his cause ; 
Maintain the honour of his word, 
The glory of his cross. 
e 2 Jesus, my God, I know his name,— 
His name is all my trust : 
Nor will he put my soul to shame, 
Nor let my hope be lost. 
g $ Firm as his throne his promise stands, 
And he can well secure 
What I’ve committed to his hands, 
Till the decisive hour. 
o 4 Then will he own my worthless name, 
Before his Father’s face ; 
And in the New Jerusalein 
Appoint my soul a place. 


HYMN 104. C. M. York. [*] 


State of Nature and Grace. 1 Cor. vi, 10, 11. 
1 Net the malicious, nor profane, 
The wanton, nor the proud, 
Nor thieves, nor sland’rers, shall obtain 
The kingdom of our God. 
6 2 Surprising grace! and such were we, 
By nature and by sin! 
Heirs of immortal misery, 
Unholy and unclean. 
o 3 But we are wash’d in Jesus’ blood, 
We’re pardon’d through his name ; 
And the good Spirit of our God 
Has sanctified our frame. 
—4 Oh for a persevering power, 
To keep thy just commands! 
We would defile our hearts no more, 
No more pollute our hands. 


HYMN 105. C. M. Zion. [*] 


Heaven. 1 Cor. ii, 9,10; Rev. xxi, 27. 
1 a OE eye hath seen, nor ear hath heard, 
Nor sense nor reason known, 
What joys the Father has prepar’d 
For those who love the Son. 


346 HYMN 106, 107 


o 2 But the good Spirit of the Lord 
Reveals a heaven to come: 
The beams of glory in his ahora ia 
Allure and guide us home. 
b 3 Pure are the joys above the hs 
And all the region peace; ~ M 
No wanton lip, nor envious eye, © 
Can see or taste the bliss. 
—4 Those holy gates for ever bar 
Pollution, sin, and shame ; 
None shall obtain admittance there, 
But foll’wers of the Lamb. 
o 5 He keeps the Father’s book of life ; 
There all their names are found. 
e The hypocrite in vain shall strive 
To tread the heavenly ground. 


HYMN 106. S. M. Aylesbury. [b] 
Dead to Sin, by the Cross of Christ. Rom. vi, 1—6. 
| Qik We go on to sin, 
Because free grace abounds ? 
Or crucify the Lord again, 
And open all his wounds ? 
—2 Forbid it, mighty God! 
Nor let it e’er be said, 
That we, whose sins are crucify’d, 
Should raise them from the dead. 
o 8. Wevwill be slaves no more, 
Since Christ has made us free 
Has nail’d our tyrants to the cross, - 
And bought our liberty. 


HYMN 107. L. M. Armley. [b*], 
Fall and Recovery of Man. Gen. iii, 1,1 17; Gal. iv, 4; Col. ii, 15. 
1 Dts by subtle snares of hell, 
Adam, our head, our father, fell! 


When Satan, in the serpent hid 7-9 
Propos’d the fruit that God forbid, 


e 2 Death was the threat’ning ; death began 
To take possession of the man; ay 
His unborn race receiv’d the wound, 
And heavy curses smote the ground. 


Book I. HYMN 108, 109. 347 


—s But Satan found a worse reward : 
Thus saith the vengeance of the Lord, 
o ‘Let everlasting hatred be 
‘Betwixt the woman’s Seed and thee. 
4 ‘The woman’s Seed shall be my Son; - 
‘He shall destroy what thou hast done :— 
‘ Shall break thy head, and only feel 
‘ Thy malice raging at his heel.’ 
—5 He spake—and bade four thousand years 
Roll on; at length his Son appears: 
s Angels with joy descend to earth, 
And sing the young Redeemer’s birth. 
p 6 Lo, by the sons of hell he dies ; 
—But, as he hung ’twixt earth and skies, 
o He gave their prince a fatal blow, 
u And triumph’d o’er the powers below. 
HYMN 108. S. M. Dover. [*] . 


Christ unseen, yet beloved. 1 Pet. i, 8. 
1 Not with our mortal eyes 
Have we beheld the Lord; 
Yet we rejoice to hear his name, 
And love him in his word. 
2 On earth we want the sight 
Of our Redeemer’s face ; 
Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight 
To dwell upon thy grace. 
3 And when we taste thy love, 
Our joys divinely grow 
Unspeakable, like those above, 
And heaven begins below. 
HYMN 109. L. M. Portugal. Armley. [* 
The value of Christ and his Righteousness. Phil. iii, 7, 8, 9. 
1 O more, my God—I boast no more, 
Of all the duties I have done ; 
I quit the hopes I held before, 
To trust the merits of thy Son. 
2 Now, for the love I bear his name, 
What was my gain, I count my loss ; 
My former pride I call my shame, 
And nail my glory to his cross. 
3 Yes, and I must and will esteem 
All things but loss for Jesus’ sake; 


348 HYMN 110, 111. Book le 
O may my soul be foundin him, 8  — 
And of his righteousness partake ! 

4 The best obedience of my hands 
Dares not appear before thy throne ; 
But faith can answer thy demands, 
By pleading what my Lord has done. 
HYMN 110. C. M. St. Paul’s. Canterbury. [*] 


Death, RE immediate Glory. 2 Cor. v. 1, 5, 8. 
o 1 T BER, E isa house, not made with hands, 
ternal, and on high; 

e And here my spirit waiting stands, 
Till God shall bid it fly. 

e 2 Shortly this prison of my clay 
Must be dissolv’d and fall ; 

s Then, O my soul, with joy obey 
Thy heavenly Father's call. 


—3 ’Tis He, by his almighty grace, 
Who forms thee fit for heaven ; 
And, as an earnest of the place, 
Has his own Spirit given. 
4 We walk by faith of joys to come; 
Faith lives upon his word ; 
e But while the body is our home, 
We’re absent from the Lord. 
—5 ’Tis pleasant to believe thy grace, 
“But we had rather see: 
o We would be absent from the flesh, 
And present, Lord, with thee. _ 
HYMN 111. C. M. Reading. [*) 


Salvation by Grace. ‘Titus iii, 3, 7. 
el 9 ORD, we confess our numerous faults; 
How great our guilt has been! 
Foolish and vain were all our thoughts, 
And all our lives were sin. - 
o 2 But, O my soul, for ever praise, 9 
For ever love his name, are 
Who turns thy feet from dang’ rous ways 
Of folly, sin, and shame.) 
— 3 ’Tis not by works of righteousness, , 
Which our own hands have done ; 
o But we are sav’d by sovereign grace 
Abounding through his Son. TEE 


Book I. HYMN 112, 113. 349 


—4 Tis from the mercy of our God, 
That all our hopes begin ; 
Tis by the water and the blood, 
Our souls are wash’d from sin. 
p 5 ’Tis through the purchase of His death, 
Who hung upon the tree, 
The Spirit is sent down to breathe 
On such dry bones as we. 
o 6 Rais’d from the dead, we live anew: 
And, justify’d by grace, 
s We shall appear in glory too, 
And see our Father’s face. 


HYMN 112. C. M. Bedford. [*] 
The Brazen Serpent. 2 John ver. 14—16. 
1 S° did the Hebrew prophet raise 
The brazen serpent high ; 
The wounded felt immediate ease, 
The camp forbore to die. 
d 2 ‘Look upward in the dying hour, 
* And live !’ the prophet cries ! 
e But Christ performs a nobler cure, 
When faith lifts up her eyes. 
—3 High on the cross the Saviour hung! . 
High in the heavens he reigns! 
Here sinners, by th’ old serpent stung, 
Look, and forget their pains. 
g 4 When God’s own Son is lifted up, 
A dying world revives ; 
The Jew beholds the glorious hope; 
Th’ expiring Gentile lives. 


HYMN 113. C. M. Wareham. |] 


Abraham’s Blessing on the Gentiles. Gen. xvii, 7; 
Rom. xv, 8; Mark x, 14. 


1 Ho’ large the promise—how divine— 
To Abra’am and his seed ; 
d ‘I'll be a God to thee and thine, 
‘ Supplying all their need.’ 
—2 The words of his extensive love 
From age to age endure ; 
The Angel of the cov’nant proves, 
And seals the blessing sure. 
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350 HYMN 114, 115. 
b 3 Jesus the ancient faith confirms, — 
To our great fathers given ; 
He takes young children to his arms, 
And calls them heirs of heaven. 
o 4 Our God, how faithful are his ways! 
His love endures the same ; 
Nor from the promise of his grace 
Blots out the children’s name. 
HYMN 114. C. M. Sunday. [*] 


The same. Rom. xi, 16, 17. 
el Cun. by nature, we belong 
To the wild olive wood ; 
o Grace took us from the barren tree, 
And grafts us in the good. 
—2 With the same blessings grace endows 
The Gentile and the Jew; 
If pure and holy be the root, 
Such are the branches too. 
o 3 Then let the children of the saints 
Be dedicate to God ; 
e Pour out thy Spirit on them, Lord, 
And wash them in thy blood. 
o 4 Thus to the parents, and their seed, 
Shall thy salvation come ; 
o And num’rous households meet at last, 
In one eternal home. 
HYMN 115. C. M. Plymouth. [b] 
Conviction by the Law. Rom. vii, 8, 9, 14, 24. 
1 Tee how secure my conscience was, 
And felt no inward dread! 
I was alive without the law, 
And thought my sins were dead. 
2 My hopes of heaven were firm and bright; 
e But since the precept came, 
With a convincing power and light, 
I find how vile I am. 
3 (My guilt appear’d but small before, 
Till terribly I saw, 
How perfect, holy, just, and pure, 
Is thine eternal law. . 
e 4 Then felt my soul the heavy load, 
My sins reviv’d again; 


Book I. HYMN 116, 117. 351 
I had provok’d a dreaeful God, 
And all my hopes were slain.) 
p 5 I’m like a helpless captive, sold 
Under the power of sin; 
I cannot do the good I would, 
Nor keep my conscience clean. 
—6 My God, I ery with ev’ry breath, 
For some kind power to save ; 
To break the yoke of sin and death, 
And thus redeem the slave. 
HYMN 116. L. M. Bath. [*) 
Love to God and our Neighbour. Matt. xxii, 37—40. 
1 é top saith the first, the great command, 
‘Let all thy inward powers unite, 
* To love thy Maker, and thy God, 
‘With utmost vigour and delight. 
2 ‘Then shall thy neighbour, next in place, 
‘Share thine affection and esteem; 
* And let thy kindness to thyself 
‘ Measure and rule thy love to him.’ 
$3 This is the sense that Moses spoke ; 
This did the prophets preach and prove ; 
For want of this the law is broke, 
And the whole law’s fulfill’d by love. 
a 4 But oh! how base our passions are! 
How cold our charity and zeal! 
—Lord, fill our souls with heavenly fire, 
Or we shall ne’er perform thy will. 
HYMN 117. L: M. Blendon. Bath. [* b] 


Election Sovereign and Free. Rom. ix, 21—24. 
1 7 the potter and the clay! 
He forms his vessels as he please : 

Such is our God, and such are we, 
The subjects of his just decrees. 
2 [Doth not the workman’s power extend 
O’er all the mass, which part to choose, 
And mould it for a nobler end, 
And which to leave for viler use 7] 

e 3 May not the sovereign Lord on high 
Dispense his favours as he will, 
Choose some to life, while others die, 
And yet be just, and gracious still ? 


352 HYMN 118. 
d 4 [What if, to make his terrour known, 
He lets his patience long endure, ' 
Suff’ring vile rebels to go on, ; 
And seal their own destruction sure ? 
5 What if he means to show his grace, 
And his electing love employs, 
To mark out some of mortal race, 
And form them fit for heavenly joys ?] 

—6 Shall man reply agaist the Lord, 
And call his Maker’s ways unjust P— 

o The thunder of whose dreadful word 
Can crush a thousand worlds to dust. 

y 7 But, O my soul, if truth so bright, 
Should dazzle and confound thy sight ; 
Yet stil, his written will obey, 

And wait the great, decisive day. 

g 8 Then he shall make his justice known ; 
And the whole world before his throne, 

With joy or terrour shall confess 
The glory of his righteousness. 
HYMN 118. S. M. St. Bridge’s. [*] 

Sin against the Law and Gospel. Johni, 17; Heb. iii, 3, 5, 6; x, 28, 29. 
1 Opes law by Moses came ; 

But peace and truth and love, 
Were brought by Christ, a nobler name, 
Descending from above. 
2 Amidst the house of God, 
Their diff’rent works were done ; 


Moses a faithful servant stood, 
But Christ a faithful Son. 
o 3 ‘Then to his new commands 
Be strict obedience paid ; 
O’er all his Father’s house he stands, 
The Sovereign and the Head. 
e 4 The man who durst despise 
The law that Moses brought— 
p Behold! how terribly he dies— 
_ For his presumptuous fault. 
e 5 But sorer vengeance falls 
On that rebellious race, 
Who hate to hear when Jesus calls, 
And dare resist his grace. 


Book I. HYMN 119—121. 353 
HYMN 119. C. M. Abridge. [*] 


Various success of the isp ik Ni 
1 Cor. i, 23, 24; 2 Cor. ii, 16; 1 Cor. iii, 6, 7. 


1 C HRIST and his cross is all our theme ; 
The myst’ries that we speak 
Are scandal in the Jews’ esteem, 
And folly to the Greek. 
o 2 But souls, enlighten’d from above, 
With joy receive the word ; 
They see what wisdom, power, and love, 
Shine in their dying Lord. 
—8 The vital savour of his name 
Restores their fainting breath : 
e But unbelief perverts the same 
a To guilt, despair, and death. 
—4 Till God diffuse his graces down, 
Like showers of heavenly rain, 
In vain Apollos sows the ground, 
And Paul may plant in vain. 


HYMN 120. C. M. Mear. [*] 
Faith of Things unseen. Heb. xi, 1, 3, 8, 10. 
iT tS beretes is the brightest evidence 
Of things beyond our sight ; 
Breaks through the clouds of flesh and sense, 
And dwells in heavenly light. 
2 It sets times past m present view, 
Brings distant prospects home— 
Of things a thousand years ago, 
Or thousand years to come. 
3 By faith, we know the worlds were made, 
By God’s almighty word ; 
Abra’am, to unknown countries led, 
By faith obey’d the Lord. 
4 He sought a city fair and high, 
Built by th’ eternal hands ; 
o And faith assures us, though we die, 
That heavenly building stands. 


HYMN 121. C. M. St. Martin’s. [*] 
Children devoted to God. Gen. xvii, 7, 10; Acts xvi, 14, 15, 33. 
1 eS saith the mercy of the Lord, 
‘Pll bea God to thee: 
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354 HYMN 122, 123. _ 
‘ll bless thy num’rous race, and they 
‘Shall be a seed for me? __ 
2 Abra’am believ’d the promis’d grace, 
And gave his sons to God ; 
But water seals the blessing now, 
That once was seal’d with blood. 


3 Thus Lydia sanctified her house, 
When she receiv’d the word ; 
Thus the believing Jailer gave 
His household to the Lord. 

4 Thus later saints, eternal King, 
Thine ancient truth embrace : 
To thee their infant offspring bring, 

And humbly claim the grace. 


HYMN 122. L. M. Quercy. [*] 
Believers buried with Christ. Rom. vi, 3, 4, &c. 
el O we not know that solemn word, 
That we are buried with the Lord ? 
Baptiz’d into his death, and then 
Put off the body of our sin? 
o 2 Our souls receive diviner breath, 
Rais’d from corruption, guilt, and death ; 
o So from the grave did Christ arise, 
And lives to God above the skies. 
—3 No more let sin or Satan reign 
Over our mortal flesh again! 
The various lusts, we serv’d before, 
Shall have dominion now no more. 


HYMN 123. C. M. Reading. [b *] 
The Repenting Prodigal. Luke xv, 13, &c. 
1 EHOLD the wretch, whose lustand wine 
Have wasted his estate! 
He begs a share among the swine, 
To taste the husks they eat. 
p 2 ‘I die with hunger here,’ he cries, 
‘T starve in foreign lands ; 
‘My father’s house has large supplies, 
‘And bounteous are his hands. 
—3 ‘Pll go, and with a mournful tongue, 
‘Fall down before his face ; 


p ‘Father, I’ve done thy justice wrong, 
‘Nor can deserve thy grace.’ 
o 4 He said,—and hasten’d to his home, 
To seek his father’s love ; 
—The father saw the rebel come, 
e And all his bowels move. 
u 5 He ran and fell upon his neck, 
Embrac’d and kiss’d his son ; 
p The rebel’s heart with sorrow brake, 
For follies he had done. 
o 6 * Take off his clothes of shame and sin ;’ 
o (The father gives command ;) 
o ‘Dress him in garments white and clean ; 
‘ With rings adorn his hand. 
7 ‘A day of feasting I ordain; 
‘ Let mirth and joy abound ! 
s ‘My son was dead,—and lives again ; 
‘Was lost—and now is found.’ 
HYMN 124. L. M. Armley. [b*] 
The First and Second Adam. Rom. v, 12, &c. 
el pet in the dust, before thy throne, 
Our guilt and our disgrace we own; 
a Great God we own th’ unhappy name, 
Whence sprung our nature, and our shame! 
2 Adam the sinner: at his fall 
Death, like a conqu’ror, seiz’d us all: 
A thousand new-born babes are dead, 
By fatal union to their head. 
e 3 But whilst our spirits, fill’d with awe, 
Behold the terrours of thy law, 
o We sing the honours of thy grace, 
That sent to save our ruin’d race. 
4 We sing thine everlasting Son, 
Who join’d our nature to his own: 
_ g Adam, the Second, from the dust 
ises the ruins of the first. 
e 5 [By the rebellion of one man, 
Through all his seed the mischief ran; 
—And by one man’s obedience now, 
Are all his seed made righteous too. 
o 6 Where sin did reign and death abound, 
There have the sons of Adam found 


356 HYMN 125, 126. Book I. 
o Abounding life ; there glorious grace 
Reigns, through the Lord our righteousness. ]} 


HYMN 125. C. M. Barby. [*] 


Christ's Compassion to the Weak and Tempted. 
Heb. iv, 16; v, 7; Matt. xii, 20. 


1 W ITH joy we meditate the grace 
Of our High Priest above ; 
e His heart is made of tenderness, 
His bowels melt with love. 
p 2 Touch’d with a sympathy within, 
He knows our feeble frame ; 
He knows what sore temptations mean, 
For he has felt the same. 
—3 But spotless, innocent, and pure, 
The great Redeemer stood ; 
e While Satan’s fiery darts he bore, 
And did resist to blood. 
p 4 He, in the days of feeble flesh, 
Pour’d out his cries and tears ; 
e And, in his measure, feels afresh 
What ev’ry member bears. 
b 5 (He'll never quench the smoking flax, 
But raise it to a flame ; 
The bruised reed he never breaks, 
Nor scorns the meanest name.) 


o 6 Then let our humble faith address 
His mercy and his power ; 

o We shall obtain deliv’ring grace, 
In the distressing hour. 


HYMN 126. L. M. Jshington. [*] 
Charity and Uncharitableness. Rom. xiv, 17, 19; 1 Cor. x, 32. 
1 OT diff’rent food, nor diff’rent dress, 

Compose the kingdom of our Lord ; 
But peace, and joy, and righteousness, 
Faith, and obedience to his word. 
2 When weaker Christians we despise, 
We do the gospel mighty wrong; 
For God, the gracious and the wise, 
Receives the feeble with the strong. 
3 Let pride and wrath be banish’d hence ; 
Meekness and love our souls pursue : 


(Niveau 


Book I. HYMN 127, 128. 357 


Nor shall our practice give offence 
To saints, the Gentile, or the Jew. 


HYMN 127. L. M. Portugal. [*] 
Christ’s invitation to sinners. Matt. xi, 28—30. 
1 ‘C OME hither, all ye weary souls, 
‘Ye heavy laden sinners, come ; 
‘ll give you rest from all your toils, 
‘ as raise you to my heavenly home. 
‘ They shall find rest, who learn of me; 
: I’m of a meek and lowly mind : 
‘But passion rages like the sea, 
; bee pride is restless as the wind. 
‘ Bless’d is the man, whose shoulders take 
‘ My yoke, and bear it with delight ; 
‘My yoke is easy to his neck, 
‘My grace shall make the burden light.’ 
o 4 Jesus, we come at thy command ; 
With faith, and hope, and humble zeal, 
Resign our spirits to thy hand, 
To mould and guide us at thy will. 


HYMN 128. L. M. Green’s. [*] 
The apie Commission. Mark xvi,15, &c. Matt. xxviii, 18, &e. 
1‘ O, preach my Gospel,’ saith the Lord ; 
‘Bid the whole earth my grace receive : 
‘He shall be sav’d, who trusts my word ; 
‘He shall be damn’d, who wont believe. 
ee ‘T’ll make your great commission known ; 
‘ And ye shall prove my gospel true, 
‘By all the works that I have done, 
By all the wonders ye shall do. 
g 3 ‘Go, heal the sick ; go, raise the dead; 
‘Go, cast out devils in my name: 
‘Nor let my prophets be afraid, 
“Though Greeks reproach,and Jews blaspheme. 
4 ‘Teach all the nations my commands ; 
‘Pm with you till the world shall end: 
‘ All power is trusted in my hands ; : 
‘I can destroy, and I defend.’ 
o. 5 He spake,—and light shone round his head ; 
On a bright cloud to heaven he rode: 


358 HYMN 129—131. Book J. 
g They to the farthest nations spread 

The grace of their ascended God. “ee 

HYMN 129. L. M. Armley. [b*] 


Abraham offering his Son. Gen. xxii, 6, &c 
1 ba eee TS, at your heavenly Fathe 
Give up your comforts to the Lord ; 


He will restore what you resign, — » 


Or grant you blessings more divine. 


’s word, 


2 So Abra’am, with obedient hand, 4 
Led forth his son, at God’s command ; é 
The wood, the fire, the knife he took ; ‘ 


His arm prepar’d the dreadful stroke. 


d 3 ‘ Abra’am, forbear,’ the angel cry’d, — , 


‘ Thy faith is known, thy love is try’d; 
‘Thy son shall live, and in thy seed 
‘ Shall the whole earth be bless’d indeed.’ 
o 4 Just in the last distressing hour, 
The Lord displays deliv’ring power ; 
The mount of danger is the place, 
Where we shall see surprising grace. 
HYMN 130. L. M. Sicilian. [b* 
Love and Hatred. Phil. ii, 2; Eph. iv, 30, &c. « 
el Now: by the bowels of my God, 


His sharp distress, his sore complaints, — 


By his last groans, his dying blood,— 
I charge my soul to love the saints. 
—2 Clamour and wrath and war begone ; 
Envy and spite for ever cease ; 
Let bitter words no more be known, 
Amongst the saints, the sons of peace. 
e 3 The Spirit, like a peaceful dove, 
Flies from the realms of noise and strife ; 
Why should we vex and grieve His love, 
Who seals our souls to heavenly life ? 
4 ‘Tender and kind be all our thoughts ; 
Through all our lives let mercy run: 
—So God forgives our num’rous faults, 
For the dear sake of Christ, his Son. 
HYMN 131. L. M. Jslington. [b*] 
The Pharisee und Publican. Luke xviii, 10, &c. 
1 Bie how sinners disagree,— 
-—I The Publican and Pharisee ! 


Book I. HYMN 132, 183. 
o One doth his righteousness proclaim, 
e The other owns his guilt and shame.  ~ 
p 2 This man at humble distance stands, 
And cries for grace with lifted hands ; 
o That boldly rises near the throne, 
And talks of duties he has done. 


—3 The Lord their diff’rent language knows, 


And diff’rent answers he bestows: 
o The humble soul with grace he crowns, 
e Whilst on the proud his anger frowns. 
—4 Dear Father, let me never be 

Join’d with the boasting Pharisee ; 
e I have no merits of my own, 

But plead the suff’rings of thy Son. 


HYMN 132. L. M. Brentford. Oporto. [*] 


Holiness and Grace. ‘Titus ii, 10, 13. 
1 &s O Jet our lips and lives express 
The holy Gospel, we profess ; 
So let our works and virtues shine, 
To prove the doctrine all divine. 
2 Thus shall we best proclaim abroad 
The honours of our Saviour God ; 
When the salvation reigns within, 
And grace subdues the power of sin. 
e 3 Our flesh and sense must be denied,— 
Passion and envy, lust and pride ; 
Our inward piety approve. 
—4 Religion bears our spirits up, 
While we expect that blessed hope,— 
o The bright appearance of the Lord ;— 
—And faith stands leaning on his word. 
_ HYMN 133. C.M. York. [*] 
Love and Charity. 1 Cor. xiii, 2—7, 13. 
1 we Pharisees of high esteem 
Their faith and zeal declare ; 
All their religion is a dream, 
If love be wanting there. 
2 Love suffers long with patient eye, 
Nor is provok’d in haste ; 
She lets the present injury die, « 
And long forgets the past. 


o Whilst justice, temp’rance, truth and love, 


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360 HYMN 134, 135. 


3 (Malice and rage, those fires of hell, 
She quenches with her tongue ; 
Hopes, and believes, and thinks no ill, 

Though she endures the wrong.) 4 
4 (She ne’er desires, nor seeks to know 
The scandals of the time; __ 
Nor looks with pride on those below, 
Nor envies those who climb.) 
5 She lays her own advantage by, 
To seek her neighbour’s good :— ) 
o So God’s own Son came down to die, 5 
And bought our lives with blood. } 


o 6 Love is the grace, that keeps her power 
In all the realms above ; 

There faith and hope are known no more, 
But saints for ever love. 


HYMN 134. L. M. Islington. Quercy. [b *] 
Religion vain without Love. 1 Cor. xiii, 1, 2, 3. 

1 H’P I the tongues of Greeks and Jews, 
And nobler speech than angels use ; 

If love be absent, | am found, 

Like tinkling brass, an empty sound. 

2 Were I inspir’d to preach, and tell 

All that is done in heaven and hell; ; 

Or could my faith the world remove, 

Still—I am nothing without love. 

3 Should I distribute all my store, 

To feed the bowels of the poor ; 

Or give my body to the flame, 

To gain a martyr’s glorious name ;— 

4 If love to God, and love to men, 

Be absent—all my hopes are vain: 

Nor tongues, nor gifts, nor fiery zeal, 

The works of love can e’er fulfil. 


HYMN 135. L. M. Sicilian. Green’s. [*] 
Love of Christ in the Heart. Eph, iii, 16, &c. 
1 OME, dearest Lord, descend, and dwell, 
By faith and love, in ev’ry breast ; 
Then shall. we know, and taste, and feel, 
The joys that/cannot be express’d. 


| Book I. HYMN 136, 137. — 361 

2 Come, fill our hearts with inward strength ; 
Make our enlarged souls possess, 
And learn the height, and breadth, and length, 
Of thine unmeasurable grace. 

s 3 Now to the God, whose power can do © 
More than our thoughts or wishes know ; 


Be everlasting honours done, 
By all the church—through Christ his Son. 


HYMN 136. C. M. Abridge. Plymouth. [b*] 
Sincerity and Hypocrisy. John iv, 24. Psalm cxxxix, 23, 24. 
1 Bes is a Spirit, just and wise ; 
He sees our inmost mind : 
In vain to heaven we raise our cries, 
And leave our souls behind. 
2 Nothing but truth, before his throne, 
With honour can appear: 
The painted hypocrites are known, 
Through the disguise they wear. 
3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, 
Their bending knees the ground; 
But God abhors the sacrifice, 
Where not the heart is found. 
é 4 Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways, 
And make my soul sincere ; 
o Then shall I stand before thy face, 
And find acceptance there. 


HYMN 137. L. M. Leeds. Castle-Street. [*] 
Salvation by Grace in Christ. 2 Tim. i, 9, 10. 
1 NOW: to the power of God supreme 
Be everlasting honours given ; 

He saves from hell—(we bless his name,) 
He calls our wand’ring feet to Heaver 

e 2 Not for our duties, or deserts, 

o But of his own abundant grace, 
He works salvation in our hearts, 
And forms a people for his praise. 

—8 ’Twas his own purpose that begun 
To rescue rebels, doom’d to die ; 
He gave us grace in Christ his Son, 
Before he spread the starry sky. 

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362 HYMN 138, 139. 

o 4 Jesus the Lord appears at last, : 
And makes his Father’scounsels known ; 

o Declares the great transactions pass’d, 
And brings immortal blessings down. 

e 5 He dies !—and in that dreadful night 
Did all the powers of hell destroy ; 

o Rising—he brought our heaven to light, 
And took possession of the joy. : 


HYMN 138. C. M. Colchester. [*] 
Saints in the Hands of Christ. John x, 28, 29. 
1 FRM as the earth, thy Gospel stands, 
My Lord, my hope, my trust; 
If I am found in Jesus’ hands, 
My soul can ne’er be lost. 
2 His honour is engag’d to save 
The meanest of his sheep; 
All, whom his heavenly Father gave 
His hands securely keep. 
3 Nor death, nor hell shall e’er remove 
His fav’rites from his breast ; 
In the dear bosom of his love 
‘They must for ever rest. 


HYMN 139. L. M. Green’s. [b *] 
Hope in the Covenant. Heb. yi, 17—19. 
e 1 OW oft have sin and Satan strove 
4 To rend my soul from thee, my God! 
o But everlasting is thy love, 
And Jesus seals it with his blood. 
—2 The oath and promise of the Lord 
Join to confirm the wondrous grace ; 
g Eternal power performs the word, 
And fills all heaven with endless praise. 
e 3 Amidst temptations, sharp and long, 
My soul to this dear refuge flies; 
—Hope is my anchor, firm and strong, — 
While tempests blow, and billows rise. 
o 4 The gospel bears my spirit up; 
g A faithful and unchanging God 
Lays the foundation for my hope, 
In oaths, and promises, and blood. 


Book I 


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Book I. HYMN 140, 141. 363 
"HYMN 140. C. M. York. Reading. [b*] 


A living and a dead Faith. 
el ISTAKEN souls! that dream of heaven, 
And make their empty boast— 
Of inward joys, and sins forgiven, 
While they are slaves to lust. 
2 Vain are our fancies’ airy flights, 
If faith be cold and dead ; 
—None but a living power unites 
To Christ, the living head. 
o 3 ’Tis faith, that changes all the heart; 
Tis faith, that works by love; 
That bids all sinful joys depart, 
And lifts the thoughts above. 
o 4 ’Tis faith that conquers earth and hell, 
By a celestial power ; 
This is the grace that shall prevail 
In the decisive hour. 
e 5 (Faith must obey her Father’s will, 
As well as trust his grace ; 
A pard’ning God is jealous still 
For his own holiness. 
—6 When from the curse he sets us free, 
He makes our natures clean ; 
Nor would he send his Son to be 
The Minister of sin. 
o 7 His Spirit purifies our frame, 
And seals our peace with God: 
—Jesus, and his salvation, came 
By water and by blood.) 


HYMN 141. S. M. Aylesbury. [b] 
The Humiliation and Exaltation of Christ. Isa. liiti, 1—5, 10—12 
el HO has believ’d thy word, 
Or thy salvation known: ? 
o Reveal thine arm, Almighty Lord, 
And glorify thy Son. 
e 2 he Jews esteem’d him here 
oo mean for their belief; 
p Sorrows his chief acquaintance were, 
his companion grief. 


364 HYMN 142. Book 
—3 They turn’d their eyes away, ' 
And treated him with scorn ; 
p But ’twas their grief upon him lay; 
Their sorrows he has borne. 
a4 Twas for the stubborn Jews, 
And Gentiles, then unknown, 
The God of justice pleas’d to bruise’ 
His best beloved Son. 
—5 ‘But I'll prolong his days, 
‘Aud make his kingdom stand ; 
o ‘ My pleasure,’ saith the God of grace, 
“Shall prosper in his hand. 
o 6 (‘His joyful soul shall see 
‘'The purchase of his pain; 
‘ And by his knowledge justify 
‘The guilty sons of men.) 
o 7 (‘Thousands of captive slaves, 
‘Releas’d from death and sin ; 
‘ Shall quit their prisons, and their graves, 
‘ And own his power Divine.) 
u 8 ‘Heaven shall advance my Son 
‘To joys that earth deny’d ; 
e ‘Who saw the follies men had done, 
a ‘ And bore their sins, and dy’d.’ 
HYMN 142. S. M. Bingham. [b] 
The Same. Isa. liii, 6—9—12. : 
e 1 IKE sheep we went astray, * 
And broke the fold of God; 
Each wand’ring in a diff’rent way, 
But all the downward road. 
p 2 How dreadful was the hour, 
When God our wand’rings laid, 
And did at once his vengeance pour, 
- Upon the Shepherd’s head. 
o 3 How glorious was the grace, 
When Christ sustain’d the stroke! 
His life and blood the Shepherd pays, 
A ransom for his flock. ‘ 
a4 His honour and his breath _ 
Were taken both away ; 
Join’d with the wicked in his death, 
And made as vile as they. 


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Book I. HYMN 143. . 365 
o 5 But God will raise his head, 
O’er all the sons of men; 
And make him see a num’rous seed, 
To recompense his pain. 
£6 ‘Jl give him,’ saith the Lord, 
‘A portion with the strong; 
* He shall possess a large reward, 
* And hold his honours long.’ 


HYMN 143. C. M. Barby. [*] 6 
Characters of the Children of God, from several Scriptures. 
b 1 S new-born babes desire the breast, 
To feed, and grow, and thrive ; 
So saints with joy the gospel taste, 
And by the gospel live. 
2 [With inward gust, their heart approves 
All that the word relates ; 
They love the men their Father loves, 
And hate the work he hates. 
3 Not all the flatt’ring baits on earth 
Can make them slaves to lust ; 
They can’t forget their heavenly birth, 
Nor grovel in the dust. 
4 Not all the chains that tyrants use 
Shall bind their souls to vice: 
Faith, like a conqu’ror, can produce 
A thousand victories.] 
—5 Graee, like an uncorrupted seed, 
Abides and reigns within; 
Immortal principles forbid 
The sons of God to sin. 
e 6 Not by the terrours of a slave, 
o they perform his will ; 
o But with the noblest powers they have, 
His sweet commands fulfil. 
—7 They find access at ev’ry hour 
To God, within the vail ; 
Hence they derive a quick’ning power, 
And joys that never fail. 
o 8 O happy souls! O glorious state 
f ever-flowing grace! = 
To dwell so near their Father’s seat, % 
see his lovely face ! 7 
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366 HYMN 144, 145. Book 


e9 Coal, I address thy heavenly throne ; 
Call me a child of thine; 
Send down the Spirit of thy Son, 
To form my heart divine. 


—10 There shed thy choicest love abroad, 
id make my comforts strong ; 
d Then shall I say, My Father, God, } 
With an unwav’ring tongue. 

HYMN 144. C. M. Canterbury. York. [b*] 
The witnessing and sealing Spirit. Rom. viii, 14,16. Eph. i, 13, 14. 
el HY should the children of a king 

Go mourning all their days ? 
o Great Comforter, descend, and bring 
Some tokens of thy grace. 
e 2 Dost thou not dwell in all the saints, 
And seal the heirs of heaven? 
When wilt thou banish my complaints, 
And show my sins forgiv’n ? 
—3 Assure my conscience of her part 
In the Redeemer’s blood ; 
And bear thy witness with my heart, 
That I am born of God. 
o 4 Thou art the earnest of his love,— 
The pledge of joys to come ; 
And thy soft wings, celestial Dove, 
Will safe convey me home. 


HYMN 145. C. M. Sunday. Christmas. [*} 


Christ and Aaron. Heb. vii, and ix. 
1 QESUS, in thee our eyes behold 
A thousand glories more, 
Than the rich gems, and polish’d gold, 
The sons of Aaron wore. 
e 2 They first their own burnt-off’rings becskht, 
To purge themselves from sin ; 
o Thy life was pure without a spot, 
And all thy nature clean. aie 
—3 [Fresh blood, as constant as the day, 
Was on their altars spilt ; 
But thy one off’ring takes away, 
For ever, all our guilt. . 
4 Their priesthood ran through sev’ral hands, 
For mortal was their race ; 


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Book 1. HYMN 146. 867 
Thy never-changing office stands, 
Eternal, as thy days.] 
e 5 Once in the circuit of a year, 
With blood—but not his own, ~ 
Aaron within the vail appears, 
Before the golden throne. Api 
co 6 But Christ, by his own powerful blood, » 
Ascends above the skies ; 
And, in the presence of our God, 
Shows his own sacrifice. 
o 7 Jesus, the King of glory, reigns 
On Zion’s heavenly hill; 
Looks like a lamb that has been slain, 
And wears his priesthood still. 
—8 He ever lives—to intercede 
Before his Father’s face ; 
Give him, my soul, thy cause to plead, 
Nor doubt the Father’s grace. 


HYMN 146. L. M. Oporto. Nantwich. [*] 


The Excellencics of Christ. 

1 Cc worship at Emmanuel’s feet, 

See in his face what wonders meet; 
Earth is too narrow to express 
His worth, his glory, or his grace. 
2 The whole creation can afford 
But some faint shadows of my Lord; 
Nature, to make his beauties known, 
Must mingle colours, not her own. 
3 [Js HE compar’d to wine or bread? 
Dear Lord, our souls would thus be fed: 
That flesh, that dying blood of thine, 
Is bread of life, is heavenly wine. 
4 Is HE a Tree? The world receives 
Salvation from his healing leaves: 
That righteous Branch, that fruitful Bough, 
Is David’s root and offspring too. 
5 Is HE a Rose? Not Sharon yields 
Such fragrancy in all her fields: 
Or if the Lily he assume, : 
The valleys bless the rich perfume. 
6 Is HE a Vine? His heavenly root 
Supplies the boughs with life and fruit ; 


368 HYMN 146. 


Oh let a lasting union join _ 
My soul to Christ, the living. vine. 

7 Is HE the Head? Each member lives, 
And owns the vital power he gives ; 

The saints below and saints above, Jy 
Join’d by his Spirit and his love. 

8 Js HE a Fountain? There IJ bathe, 
And heal the plague of sm and death: 
These waters all my soul renew, 

And cleanse my spotted garments too. 

9 Js HE a Fire? He'll purge my days; 
But the true gold sustains no loss ; 

Like a refiner shall he sit, 

And tread the refuse with his feet. 

10 Is HE a Rock? How firm he proves! 
The Rock of Ages never moves: 

Yet the sweet streams, that from him flow, 
Attend us all the desert through. 

11 Js HE a Way? He leads to God ; 
The path is drawn in lines of blood: 
There would I walk with hope and zeal, 
Till I arrive at Sion’s hill. 

12 Is HE a Door? I'll enter in ; 

Behold the pastures large and green: 

A Paradise divinely fair ; 

None but the sheep have freedom there. 
13 Is HE design’d a Corner-Stone,— 
For men to build their heaven upon ? 

I’ll make him my foundation too; 

Nor fear the plots of hell below. 

14 Is HE a Temple? 1 adore 

Th’ indwelling Majesty and Power: 

And still, to his most holy place, 
Whene’er I pray, I turn my face. — 

15 Is HE a Star? He breaks the night, 
Piercing the shades with dawning light : 
I know his glories from afar ; 

I know the bright, the Morning-Star. 
16 Js HE a Sun? His beams are grace ; 
His course is joy and righteousness : 
Nations rejoice, when he appears, 

To chase the clouds, and dry their tears.] 


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Book!. . HYMN 147, 148. 369 
e 17 Oh, let me climb those higher skies, 
Where storms and darkness never rise! 
o There he displays his powers abroad, 
And shines and reigns, th’ incarnate God. ~ 
g 18 Nor earth, nor seas, nor sun, nor stars, 
Nor heaven his full resemblance bears ; 
His beauties we can never trace, 
Till we behold him face to face. 
HYMN 147. L. M. Green’s. [*] 
Names and Titles of Christ. 
1 Crys from the treasure of his word, 
I borrow titles for my Lord ; 
Nor art, nor nature, can su ply 
Sufficient forms of majesty. 
2 Bright Image of the Father’s face, 
Shining with undiminish’d rays ; 
Th’ eternal God’s eternal Son, 
The heir and partner of his throne. 
3 The King of kings, the Lord most high, 
Writes his own name upon his thigh; 
He wears a garment dipp’d in blood, 
And breaks the nations with his rod. 
4 Where grace can neither melt, nor move, 
The Lamb resents his injur’d love, 
Awakes his wrath, without delay— 
And Judah’s Lion tears the prey. 
5 But when for works of peace he comes, 
What winning titles he assumes! 
Laight of the world, and Life of men; 
Nor bears those characters in vain. 
6 With tender pity in his heart, 
He acts the Mediator’s part ; 
A Friend and Brother he appears, 
And well fulfils the names he wears. 
7 At length the Judge his throne ascends, 
Divides the rebels from his friends ; 
And saints, in full fruition, prove 
His rich variety of love.] 


HYMN 148, P. M. Allerton. [*] 


Scriptural Titles of Christ. 


1 W ITH cheerful voice I sin 
The titles of my Lord; e 


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370 HYMN 148. | 
And borrow all the names — 
Of honour from his word ; 
Nature and art Sufficient forms 
Can ne’er supply Of majesty. 


e 2. In Jesus we behold 
His Father’s glorious face, 
Shining for ever bright, 
With mild and lovely rays: 
—Th’ eternal God’s Inherits and. ; 
Eternal Son Partakes the throne. 


g 3 The sovereign King of kings, 
The Lor of lords most high,— 
Writes his own name upon 
His garment and his thigh: 
His name is call’d_ | He rules the earth 
The Word of God; | With iron rod. 


—4 When promises and grace 
Can neither melt nor move, 
oO The angry Lamb resents 
The injuries of his love: 
u Awakes his wrath | As lions roar, 
Without delay, And tear the prey. 


b 5 But, when for works of peace 
The great Redeemer comes, 
What gentle characters, 
What titles he assumes ! : 
Light of the World, | Nor will he bear 
And Lafe of men! Those names in vain. 


o 6 Immense compassion reigns 
In our Emmanuel’s heart, — 
When he descends to act 
A Mediator’s part. 
He is a Friend, Divinely kind, 
And Brother too ; Divinely true. — 
g 7 At length the Lord, the Judge, 
His awful throne ascends, 
And drives the rebels far 
From favourites and friends: 
Then shall the saints | The heights and depths 
Completely prove Of all his love. — 


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| Leon all thie ‘ian of gee ted power, 
| That ever men or angels bore ; 
All are too mean to speak his worth, 
Or set Emmanuel’s glory forth. 
2 But oh, what condescending ways 
He takes, to teach his heavenly grace! 
My eyes, with joy and wonder, see 
What forms of love he bears to me. 
3 The Angel of the Cov’nant stands, 
With his commission in his hands, 
Sent from his Father’s milder throne, 
To make the great salvation known. 
4 Great Prophet! let me bless thy name ; 
By thee the joyful tidings came, 
Of wrath appeas’d, of sins forgiven, 
Of hell subdu’d, and peace with heaven. 
5 My bright Example, and my Guide, 
I would be walking near thy side; 
O let me never run astray, 
Nor follow the forbidden way. : 
6 I love my Shepherd, he will keep 
My wand’ring soul amongst his sheep ; 
He feeds his flocks, he calls their names, 
And in his bosom bears the lambs. 
7 My Surety undertakes my cause, 
Answering his Father’s broken laws: 
Behold my soul at freedom set! 
My Surety paid the dreadful debt. 
8 Jesus, my great High Priest, has dy’d, 
I seek no sacrifice beside ; 
His blood did once for all atone, 
ae now it pleads, before the throne. 
9 My Advocate appears on high; 
The Father lays his thunder by : 
Not all that earth, or hell, can say 
Shall turn my Father’s heart away. 
10 My Lord, my Congu’ror, and my King, 
Thy sceptre, and thy sword I sing; 
Thine is the vict’ry, and I sit, 
A joyful subject, at thy feet. 


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11 Aspire, | ny 
The Captain of Sali 

March on, nor fear to win the day, 
Though death and hell obstruct the way. 


12 Should death, and hell »and powersunknown, 
Put all their forms of mischief on, 

I shall be safe ; for Christ displays 

Salvation in more sovereign ways.] 


HYMN 150. P. M. Bethesda. [*] 
Scriptural Characters of Christ. 
o 1 Joe all the glorious names 
Of wisdom, love, and power, 
That ever mortals knew, 
That angels ever bore : 
e All are too mean Too mean to set 
To speak his worth ; | My Saviour forth. 


d 2 But oh, what gentle terms, 
What condescending ways, 
Does our Redeemer use, 
To teach his heavenly grace! 
—Mine eyes, with joy | What forms of love 
And wonder, see He bears for me. 


e 8 (Array’d in mortal flesh, 
He like an Angel stands ; ; 
And holds the promises 
And pardons in his hands: 
o Commission’d from | To make ee grace. 
His Father’s throne, | ‘To mortals known.) 


—A (Great Prophet of my God, 
My tongue would bless thy name ; 
By thee the joyful news 
Of our salvation came : 
o The joyful news Of hell subdu’d, 
Of sins forgiven, And peace with heaven.) 


—5 - (Be thou my Counsellor, 
My Pattern and my Guide; 
And, through this desert land, 
Still keep me near thy side. 
O let my feet | Nor rove, nor seek © 
Ne’er run astray, The crooked way !) 


Book L 1 150. 373 
e6 (I love my Shaker 
His watchful eyes shall keep 
My wand’ring soul, among ae 
The thousands of his sheep : 
b He feeds his flock, His bosom bears 
Hecallstheirnames; | The tender lambs.) 
o 7% (To this dear Surety’s hand 
Will 1 commit my cause ; 
He answers and fulfils 
His Father’s broken laws: 
Behold my soul | My Surety paid 
At freedom set ! The dreadful debt.) 
ps (Jesus, my great High Priest, 
Offer’d his blood and dy’d ; 
~ My guilty conscience seeks 
No sacrifice beside : 
o His pow’rful blood | e And now it pleads 
Did once atone, Before the throne.) 
09 (My Advocate appears, 
For my defence, on high ; 
The Father bows his ears, 
And lays his thunder by. 
o Not all that hell Shall turn his heart, 
Or sin can say, His love away.) 
g 10 (My dear, Almighty Lord, 
My Conqw’ror and my Ki ing, 
Thy sceptre and thy sword,— 
Thy reigning grace, I sing. 
Thine is the power; | In willing bonds, 
a Behold I sit, Beneath thy feet.) 
u 11 (Now let my soul arise, 
And tread the Tempter down; 
u My Captain leads me forth 
To conquest and a crown. 
—A feeble saint | o Tho’ death and hell 
Shail win the day ; Obstruct the way.) 
g 12 Should all the hosts of death, 
And powers of hell unknown, 
Put their most dreadful forms 
Of rage and mischief on ; 
I shall be safe— Superiour power, 
For Christ displays | And guardian grace. 
END OF THE FIRST BOOK. 
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HYMNS 


SPIRITUAL SONGS. 


BOOK II. 
COMPOSED ON DIVINE SUBJECTS. 


HYMN 1. L. M. Old Hundred. [|*| 
A Song of Praise to God. 
1 N “Goa tk with all her powers, shall sing 
God, the Creator, and the King; 
Nor air, nor "earth, nor skies, nor seas, 
Deny the tribute of their praise. 


2 (Begin to make his glories known, 

Ye seraphs, who sit near his throne ; 

Tune your harps high, and spread the sound.| 
To the creation’s utmost bound.) 


3 (All mortal things of meaner frame, 
Exert your force, and own his Name ; 
Whilst with our souls, and with our voice, 
We sing his honours, and our joys.) 


4 (To him be sacred all we have, 
From the young cradle to the grave : 
Our lips shall his loud wonders tell, 
And ev’ry word a miracle.) 


5 [These western shores, our native leat 
Lie safe in the Almighty’s hand ! 

Our foes of vict’ry dream in vain, 

And wear the captivating chain. 

6 Raise monumental praises high 

To him. who thunders through the sky, 
And, with an awful nod or frown, 
Shakes an aspiring tyrant down. 


| Book II. HYMN 2, 3. 375 
-~% Pillars of lasting brass proclaim 
The triumphs of th’ Eternal Name ; 
While trembling nations read from far 
The honours of the God of war.] 
8 Thus let our flaming zeal employ 
Our loftiest thoughts, and loudest songs ; 
Let there be sung, with warmest joy, ~ 
HOSANNA—from ten thousand tongues. 
9 Yet, mighty God, our feeble frame 
Attempts in vain to reach thy name ; 
The strongest notes that angels raise 
Faint, in the worship and the praise. 


HYMN 2. C. M. Bishopsgate. [b] 


The Death of a Sinner. 
1 a thoughts on awful subjects roll,— 
Damnation and the dead ; 
What horrours seize the guilty soul, 
Upon a dying bed. 
e 2 Ling’ring about these mortal shores, 
a _ She makes a long delay ; 
o Till, like a flood with rapid force, 
Death sweeps the wretch away. 
u 3 Then, swift and dreadful she descends 
own to the fiery coast, 
—Amongst abominable fiends, 
Herself a frighted ghost. 

e 4 There endless crowds of sinners lie, 
And darkness makes their chains : 
Tortur’d with keen despair, they cry ; 

Yet wait for fiercer pains. 
p 5 Not all their anguish, and their blood, 
For their old guilt atones ; 
Nor the compassion of a God 
Shall hearken to their groans. 
o 6 Amazing grace, that kept my breath, 
Nor bid my soul remove— ~ 
Till I had learn’d my Saviour’s death, 
And well insur’d his love !] 


HYMN 38. C. M. Isle of Wight. Canterbury. [b *] 


The Death and Burial of a Saint. 


el W HY do we mourn departing friends ? 
Or shake at death’s alarms ? 


376 HYMN 4. 


—’Tis but the voice that Jesus sends, 
To call them to his arms. 

o 2 Are we not tending upward too, 
As fast as time can move? 

Nor would we wish the hours more slow, 

To keep us from our Love. 

—3 Why should we tremble to convey 
Their bodies to the tomb? 

o There the dear flesh of Jesus lay, 
And left a long perfume. 

—4 The graves of all the saints he bless’d, 
And soften’d ev’ry bed: 

e Where should the dying members rest, 
But with the dying Head ? 

o 5 Thence he arose, ascended high, 
And show’d our feet the way: 

o Up to the Lord our flesh shall fly, 
At the great, rising day. 

s 6 Then let the last, loud trumpet sound, 
And bid our kindred rise! 

Awake, ye nations under ground, 

Ye saints, ascend the skies. 


HYMN 4. L. M. Carthage. Pleyel’s. [b*] 
Salvation in the Cross. 
pl ERE, at thy cross, my dymg God, 
H I lay my soul beneath thy love! 

Beneath the droppings of thy blood, 
Jesus—nor shall it e’er remove. 

—2 Not all that tyrants think or say, 
With rage and lightning in their eyes,— 
Nor hell shall fright my heart away, 
Should hell with all its legions rise. 
3 Should worlds conspire to drive me hence, 
Moveless and firm this heart should lie ; 
Resolv’d, (for that’s my last defence,) 
If I must perish, here to die. 

e 4 But speak, my Lord, and calm my fear ; 
Am I not safe beneath ‘thy shade ? 

d Thy vengeance will not strike me here, 
Nor Satan dare my soul invade. 

o 5 Yes, I’m secure beneath thy blood, 
And all my foes shall lose their aim } : 


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-o Hosanna to my dying God. ry 
And my best honours to his name. 
HYMN 5. L. M. Islington. [*] 


Longing to praise Christ better. 
1 Ty, ORD, whenmy thoughts with wonderroll 
O’er the sharp sorrows of thy soul, 
And read my Maker’s broken laws 
Repair’d and honour’d by the cross :— 

- 2 When I behold death, hell, and sin, 
Vanquish’d by that dear blood of thine ; 
And see the Man, that groan’d and dy’d, 
Sit glorious by his Father’s side :— 

o 3 My passions rise and soar above; 

u I’m wing’d with faith, and fir’d with love : 

o Fain would [ reach eternal things, 

And learn the notes that Gabriel sings. 

e 4 But my heart fails, my tongue complains, 
For want of their immortal strains ; 

p And, in such humble notes as these, 

Must fall below thy victories. 


—5 Well, the kind minute must appear, 

When we shall leave these bodies here,— 
o These clogs of clay ;—and mount on high, 
o To join the songs above the sky.] 


HYMN 6. C.M. St. Ann’s. [*] 


A Morning Song. 
1 ot more, my soul, the rising day 
Salutes thy waking eyes : 
Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay 
To Him who rules the skies. 
o 2 Night unto night his Name repeats, 
The day renews the sound ; 
g Wide as the heaven, on which he sits, 
To turn the seasons round. 
—3 ’Tis he supports my mortal frame, 
o My tongue shall speak his praise ; 
e My sins would rouse his wrath to flame, 
— And yet his wrath delays. 
e 4 (Ona poor worm thy power might tread, 
And I could ne’er withstand : 
p Thy justice might have crush’d me dead, 
— But mercy held thy hand. 
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378 HYMN 7, 8. 


p 5 A thousand wretched souls are fled, — 
Since the last setting sun; 

—And yet thou length’nest out my thread, - 
And yet my moments run.) 

e 6 Dear God, let all my hours be thine, 
Whilst I enjoy the light: 

o Then shall my sun in smiles decline, | 
And bring a pleasant night. 5 


HYMN 7. C. M. Hymn 2d. Wantage. [b] 4 


An Evening Song. 
gb eee Sovereign, let my ev’ning song! 
Like holy incense rise ; 
Assist the off’rings of my tongue, 
To reach the lofty skies. 
—2 Through all the dangers of the day, 
Thy hand was still my guard ; 
And still, to drive my wants away, - 
Thy mercy stood prepar’d. 
o 8 Perpetual blessings from above 
Encompass me around ; 
e But Oh, how few returns of love 
Hath my Creator found ? 
d 4 W, ut have I done for Him, who died 
To save my wretched soul ? 
How are my follies multiply’d, 
Fast as the minutes roll! 
e 5 Lord, with this guilty heart of mine, . 
To thy dear cross I flee ; 


_ —And to thy grace my soul resign, 


oe 


To be renew’d by thee 
6 (Sprinkled afresh ate pard@ning blood, 
I lay me down to rest,— 
As in the embraces of my God, : 
Or on my Saviour’s breast.) * 


HYMN 8. C. M. St. Martin’s. Sunday. [*} 
A Hymn for Morning or Evening. 
wD i. tice A, with a cheerful sound, . 
To God’s upholding hand! oe 
Ten thousand snares attend us round, | i the 
And yet secure we stand. "ih ; 
e 2 That was a most amazing power, 
That rais’d us with a word ; i ‘ 


ve eee 


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| HYMN 9. 319 


And ev’ry.day, and ev’ry hour, 
ne upon the Lord. 
e g rests our weary head, 


P And angels guard the room ; ’ 
- —We wake, and we admire the bed, eo 
That was not made our tomb. - : 
4 The rising morning can’t assure, 
That we shall end the day! 
e For death stands ready at the door, 
To seize our lives away. ° “y 
e 5 Our breath is forfeited by sin, 
To God’s avenging law; 
—We own thy grace, immortal King, 
In ev’ry gasp we draw. 4 
o 6 God is our sun, whose daily light 
Our joy and safety brings; 
Our feeble flesh lies safe at night, 
Beneath his shady wings. 
HYMN 9. C. M. Isle of Wight. Bangor. [*] 


Godly Sorrow from the Sufferings of Christ. 
pl Ti ! and did my Saviour bleed ? 
And did my Sovereign die ? _ 
Would he devote that sacred aces * 
For such a worm as [! 
2 [Thy body slain, sweet Jesu ; thine,— 
And bath’d in its own blood, 
While, all expos’d to wrath divine, 


The glorious suff’rer stood !] “f 4 % 


3 Was it for crimes—that I had done— 
He groan’d upon the tree P— 
a Amazing pity! grace unknown! _ 
And love beyond degree! ; 
e 4 Wel! might the sun in darkness hide, , 
And shut his glories in, bes : 
When God, the mighty Maker, dy’d 
Th ma hide my blushing f 
e.5 us might e my blushing face— 
__ While his dear cross appears ; «a - 
d pole, my heart, in thankfulness, ©" © 
d melt, mine eyes, in tears. 
ut drops of tears can ne’er repay 
he debt of love I owe; okgg' 4 


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rit . ea 
380 HYMN 10, 11. 
o Here, Lord, I 5 ee myself away— 
— ’TisallthatIl cando. ; 
HYMN 10. C. M. Dorset. Canterbury. [*] — 
Parting with Carnal Joys. 
1 MM soul forsakes her vain delight, 
And bids the world farewell ; 
Base as the dirt beneath my feet, — 
And mischievous as hell. 
2 No longer will I ask your love, 
Nor seek your friendship more ; 
The happiness that I approve, 
Lies not within your power. 
o 3 There’s nothing round this spacious earth, 
That suits my large desire ; i 
o To boundless joy and solid mirth 
My nobler thoughts aspire : 
o 4 (Where pleasure rolls its living flood, 
From sin and dross refin’d ; 
Still springing from the throne of God, 
And fit to cheer the mind. 
g 5 Th’ Almighty Ruler of the sphere, 
The glorious and the great, 
Brings his own All-sufficience there, 
To make our bliss complete.) 
o 6 Had I the pinions of a dove, 
I’d climb the heavenly road ; 
_o There sits my Saviour, drest in love, 
And there my smiling God. 
HYMN 11. L. M. Munich. Carthage. [b *} 


The same. 
1 I SEND the joys of earth away ; 

Oo Away, ye tempters of the mind, 

—False as the smooth deceitful sea, 
And empty as the whistling wind. 

p 2 Your streams were floating me along, 
Down to the gulf of black despair; © 
And,whilst I listen’d to your song, 
Your streams had e’en convey’d me there. 

—8 Lord, I adore thy matchless grace, 

_ That warn’d me of that dark abyss ; 


_ That drew me from those treach’rot seas. . 
_ And bade me seek superior bliss. - a 
x 


“Book I. HYMN 12, 13. 381 
o 4 Now, to the shining realms above 
I stretch my hands, and glance my eyes : 
u Oh, for the pinions of a dove, 
To bear me to the upper skies! 
g 5 There, from the bosom of my God, 
Oceans of endless pleasure roll ; 
There would I fix my last abode, 
And drown the sorrows of my soul. 
HYMN 12. C. M. Sunday. Christmas. [*] 
Christ is the Substance of the Levitical Priesthood. 
1 ge true Messiah now appears, 
The types are all withdrawn: 
o So fly the shadows and the stars, 
Before the rising dawn. 
b 2 No smoking sweets, nor bleeding lambs, 
Nor kids, nor bullocks slain ; 
Incense and spice, of costly names, 
Would all be burnt in vain. 
—8 Aaron must lay his robes away, 
His mitre and his vest,— 
e When God himself comes down to be 
The off’ring and the priest. 
—4 He took our mortal flesh, to show 
The wonders of his love ; 
é For us he paid his life below, 
And prays for us above. 
5 Father, he cries, forgive their sins, 
For I myself have dy’d; 
d And then—he shows his open’d veins,— 
And pleads his wounded side. 


HYMN 13. L. M. Old Hundred. Blendon. [*] 


The Creation, Preservation, esaebiion, and Restoration of this 
rid. 


1 ING to the Late: who built the skies, 
The Lord, who rear’d this stately frame: 

Let all the nations sound his praise, i 

And lands unknown repeat his name. ~ 

2 He form’d the seas, and form’d the hills, 

Made ev’ry drop and ev’ry dust, 

Nature and time, with all their ‘wheels, 

And put them into motion first. 

3 Now, from his high, imperial throne, 

He looks far down upon the spheres; 


382 HYMN 14, 15. 

o He bids the shining orbs roll on, 
And round he turns the hasty years. 

e 4 Thus shall this moving engine last, -_ | 
’'Till all his saints are gather’d in; . 

o Then for the trumpet’s dreadful blast— : 
To shake it all to dust again! 

g 5 Yet, when the sound shall tear the skies, 
And lightning burn the globe below, 

o Saints, you may lift your joyful eyes ; 

o There’s a new heaven and earth for you. 


The Lord’s Day: or, Delight in Ordinances. 
o 1 W ELCOME—sweet day of rest— 
That saw the Lord arise! 
Welcome to this reviving breast, 
And these rejoicing eyes. 
—2 The King himself comes near, 
And feasts his saints to-day ; 
e Here we may sit, and see him here, 
And love, and praise, and pray. 
b 3 One day, amidst the place 
Where my dear God hath been, 
Is sweeter than ten thousand days 
Of pleasurable sin. 
—4 My willing soul would stay 
In such a frame as this,— 
o And sit, and sing herself away 
To everlasting bliss. 


HYMN 15. L. M. Sicilian. Gloucester. [*] 


Enjoyment of Christ : or, Delight in Worship. 
1 F AR from my thoughts, vain world, begone, 
Let my religious hours alone: 
Fain would my eyes my Saviour see ; 
I wait a visit, Lord, from thee. 
o 2 My heart grows warm with holy fire, 
And kindles with a pure desire : 
Come, my dear Jesus, from above, 
And feed my soul with heavenly love. 
—83 (The trees of life immortal stand, 
_ ‘In beauteous rows, at thy right hand ; 
b And, in sweet murmurs, by their sid: 
Rivers of bliss perpetual glide. a 


| Book. HYMN 16, 17. 383 


9 4 Haste then—but with a smiling face— 

__ And spread the table of thy grace 2 
Bring down a taste of truth divine, 
And cheer my heart with sacred wine. ) 

b 5 Bless’d Jesus, what delicious fare! 
How sweet thine entertainments are ! 

—Never did angels taste above ’ 
Redeeming grace and dying love. 

o 6 Hail, great Emmanuel, all divine! 
In thee thy Father’s clories shime : 

—Thou brightest, sweetest, fairest One, 
That eyes have seen, or angels known. 


HYMN i6. L. M. Oporto. Nantwich. [*] 
Part the Second. 
ol | Abas what a heaven of saving grace, 
Shines through the beauties of thy face— 
And lights our passion to a flame! 
Lord, how we love thy charming name ! 
e 2 When! can say, my God is mine, 
When I can feel thy glories shine,— 
o I tread the world beneath my feet, 
And all the earth calls good or great. 
b 3 While such a scene of sacred joys 
Our raptur’d eyes and souls employs ; 
—Here we could sit, and gaze away 
A long, an everlasting day. 
o 4 Well, we shall quickly pass the night, 
To the fair coast of perfect light ; 
—Then shall our joyful senses rove 
O’er the dear Object of our love. 
o 5 [There shall we drink full draughts of bliss. 
And pluck new life from heavenly trees! 
—Yet now and then, dear Lord, bestow 
A drop of heaven on worms below. 
6 Send comforts down from thy right hand. 
While we pass through this barren land ; 
And in thy temple let us see 
A glimpse of love—a glimpse of thee.] 


HYMN 17. C. M. Mitcham. Arundel. (*] 
God's Eternity. 


o1 ISE, rise, my soul, and leave the ground, 
* Stretch all thy thoughts abroad,— 


384 HYMN 18. 


And rouse up ev’ry tuneful sound, 

To praise th’ eternal God. _ 

g 2 Long ere the lofty skies were spread! 
Jehovah fill’d his throne ; 

Or Adam form’d, or angels made, 
Jehovah liv’d alone. 


—3 His boundless years can ne’er decrease, 1 


But still maintain their prime ; 

e Eternity’s his dwelling place, 
And ever is his time. 

o 4 While like a tide our minutes flow, 
The present and the past— 

a He fills his own immortal NOW, 
And sees our ages waste. 

—5 The sea and sky must perish too, 
And vast destruction come ; 

p The creatures—look, how old they grow,— 

_ And wait their fiery doom ! 

o 6 Well, let the sea shrink all away, 
And flame melt down the skies ;— 

g My God shall live an endless day, 
When old creation dies. 


HYMN 18. L. M. Nantwich. [*] 
The Ministry of Angels. 
1[ IGH on a hill of dazzling light, 
H The King of glory spreads his seat, 

And troops of Angels, stretch’d for flight, 
Stand waiting round his awful feet. 
2 Go, saith the Lord, my Gabriel, go, 
Salute the Virgin’s fruitful womb ; 
Make.haste, ye cherubs, down below, 
Sing, and proclaim, the Saviour’s come! 
3 Here, a bright squadron leaves the skies, 
And thick around Elisha stands ; 
Anon a heavenly soldier flies, 
And breaks the chains from Peter’s hands. 
4 Thy winged troops, O God of hosts, 
Wait on thy wand’ring church below ; 
Here we are sailing to thy coasts, 
Let angels be our convoy too. 
5 Are they not all thy servants, Lord, 
At thy command they go and come; 


J 


Book Il. HYMN 19, 20. 385 


ith cheerful haste, obey thy word, 
' ard thy children to their home.] 


HYMN 19. C. M. Plymouth. Reading. [b*] 
Our Frail Bodies, and God our Preserver. 
1 A others boast how strong they be, 
Nor death, nor danger fear; 
e But we’ll confess, O Lord, to thee, 
What feeble things we are. 
o 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, 
And flourish bright and gay; 
e A blasting wind sweeps o’er the land, 
And fades the grass away. 
e 3 Our life contains a thousand springs, 
And dies, if one be gone ; 
Strange! that a harp of thousand strings 
Should keep in tune so long. 
—4 But ’tis our God supports our frame,— 
The God who built us first ; 
o Salvation to th’ Almighty Name, 
That rear’d us from the dust. [brains, 
d 5 [He spoke: and straight our hearts and 
In all their motions rose ; 
Let blood, said he, flow round the veins! 
And round the veins it flows. 
6 While we have breath to use our tongues, 
Our Maker we’ll adore; 
His spirit moves our heaving lungs, 
Or they would breathe no more.] 


HYMN 20. C. M. Wantage. Bangor. [b] 
Backslidings and Returns. 
o1 wi is my heart so far from thee, 
My God, my chief delight ? 
Why are my thoughts no more, by day, 
With thee, no more by night ? 
2 [Why should my foolish passions rove ? 
Where can such sweetness be, 
As I have tasted in thy love, 
As I have found in thee 7] 
—3 When my forgetful soul renews 
The savour of thy grace, 
My heart presumes I cannot lose 
he relish, all my days. 
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386 HYMN 21. ] 
e 4 But, ere one fleeting hour is past, 
The flatt’ring world employs — ‘See a 
Some sensual bait, to seize my taste, a 
And to pollute my joys. - yc 
—5 Trifles of nature, or of art, 

With fair deceitful charms, 
Intrude into my thoughtless heart, 
And thrust me from thy arms. 

e 6 Then I repent, and vex my soul, 
That I should leave thee so: 
Where will these wild affections roll, 
That let a Saviour go? ; 
7 [Sin’s promis’d joys are turn’d to pain, 
And I am drown’d in grief; 
—But my dear Lord returns again, — 
He flies to my relief: 
o 8 Seizing my soul with sweet surprise, 
He draws with loving bands,— 
e Divine compassion in his eyes, 
And pardon in his hands.] 
p 9 Wretch that I am, to wander thus, 
In chase of false delight! 
—Let me be fasten’d to thy cross, 
Rather than lose thy sight. 
10 [Make haste, my days, to reach the goal, 
And bring my heart to rest 
On the dear centre of my soul, 
My God, my Saviour’s breast. 


HYMN 21. L. M. Dresden. [*] 
Ria} A Song of Praise to God the Redeemer. 
TT, ET the old heathens tune their song _ 
A Of great Diana and of Jove ; 
But the sweet theme that moves my tongue, 
Is my Redeemer and his love. 
e 2 Behold a God descends and dies, 
To save my soul from gaping hell : 
How the black gulf where Satan lies, 
Yawn’d to receive me when I fell! 
e 3 How justice frown’d, and vengeance stood, 
To drive me down to endless pain! 
But the great Son propos’d his blood, 
And heavenly wrath grew mild again. 


Book Il. HYMN 22, 23. 387 


} 
o 4 Infinite Lover, gracious Lord, 
To thee be endless honours given ; 
sg Thy wondrous name shall be ador’d, 
Round the wide earth, and wider heaven. J 


HYMN 22. L. M. Psalm 97. [*] 
With God ts terrible Majesty. 
1 EBRD LE God, who reign’st on high, 
How awful is thy thund’ring hand! 

Thy fiery bolts how fierce they fly! 
Nor can all earth or hell withstand. 
2 This the old rebel angels knew, 
And Satan fell beneath thy frown: 
Thine arrows struck the traitor through, 
And weighty vengeance sunk him down. 
3 This Sodom felt, and feels it still, 
And roars beneath th’ eternal load : 
With endless burnings who can dwell! 
Or bear the fury of a God 
4 Tremble ye sinners, and submit ; 
Throw down your arms before his throne : 
Bend your heads low beneath his feet, 
Or his strong hand shall crush you down. 
5 And ye, bless’d saints, who love him too, 
With rev’rence bow before his Name ; 
Thus all the heavenly servants do: 
God is a bright and burning flame.] 


HYMN 23. L. M. Nantwich. Green’s. [*] 
The Sight of God and Christ in Heaven. 
1 ESCEND from heaven, immortal 1 Dove, 
Stoop down, and take uson thy wings—- 
o And mount, and bear us far above 
The reach of these inferior things ; 
o 2 Beyond, beyond this lower sky, 
Up where eternal ages roll,— 
Where solid pleasures never die, 
And fruits immortal feast the soul. 
e 3 O fora sight, a pleasant sight— 
Of our Almighty Father’s throne! 
There sits our Saviour, crown’d with light, 
Cloth’d in a body like our own. 
g 4 Adoring saints around him stand, 
And thrones and powers before him fall ; : 


388 HYMN 24. 


The God shines gracious through the man, 

And sheds sweet glories on themall. : 

o 5 Oh, what amazing joys they feel, | ; 4 
While to their golden harps they sing! — ; 
And sit on ev’ry heavenly hill, 

And spread the triumphs of their King! 

e 6 When shall the day, dear Lord, appear, 
That I shall mount to dwell aboves: | 
And stand and bow amongst them there, 
And view thy face, and sing thy love? 


HYMN 24. L. M. Psalm orth. Biendon. ‘Te 


The Evil of Sin :—Fall of Angels and K Men. — 


The joyful cherubs tun’d his re 

And ev’ry bending throne ador’d. 

2 High in the midst of all the throng, 

Satan, a tall archangel, sat ; 

Among the morning stars he sung, 

Till sin destroy’d his heavenly state. 

3 ’Twas sin that hurl’d him from his throne ; ; 

Groviling i in fire the rebel lies: 
d How art thou sunk in darkness down, 

Son of the morning, from the skies! 

4 And thus our two first parents stood, 

Till sin defil’d the happy place; - 

Thee lost their garden and their God, © gi! 

ruin’d all their unborn race:.* ~~ 

5 [So sprung the plague from Adam’s bower, 

And spread destruction all abroad-; 

Sin,—the curs’d name—that, in one hour; 

Spoil’d six days’ labour of a God. yj 
p 6 Tremble, my soul, and mourn for grief, i, 

That such a foe should seize thy breast! 
—F ly to thy Lord for quick relief; ¢ 

Oh! may he slay this treacherous guest. 
o 7 Then, to thy throne, victorious King, 

Then, to thy throne our shouts shall rise ; 
o Thine everlasting arm we sing, 

For sin, the 2 Moe ter, bleeds and dies. 

ay Ad 
eth 


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~ Book Il. HYMN 25, 26. 389 
| "HYMN 25. C. M. Reading. Plymouth. [b] 
Complaining of Spiritual Sloth. 
i Ms drowsy powers, why sleep ye so! 
Awake, my sluggish soul! 
Nathing has half thy work to do, , 
Yet nothing’s half so dull. 
2 The little ants for one poor grain 
Labour, and tug, and strive: 
e Yet we, who have a heaven t’ obtain, 
How negligent we live! 
—3 We, for whose sake all nature stands, 
And stars their courses move,— 
We, for whose guard the angel bands 
Come flying from above ;— 
4 We, for whom God the Son came down, 
And labour’d for our good :— 
e How careless to secure that crown, 
He purchas’d with his blood ! 
e 5 Lord, shall we lie so sluggish still, 
And never act our parts ! 
—Come, Holy Dove, from th’ heavenly hill, 
And sit and warm our hearts. 
o 6 Then shall our active spirits move ; 
Upward our souls shall rise : 
With hands of faith, and wings of love, 
We'll fly, and take the prize. 
HYMN 26. L. M. Wells. [*] 
God Invisible. 
1 Ty, ORD, we are blind, poor mortals blind ; 
We can’t behold thy bright a ; 
Oh! ’tis beyond a creature mind, 
To glance a thought half way to God. 
2 Infinite leagues beyond the sky, 
The great Eternal reigns alone ; 
Where neither wings nor souls can fly, 
Nor angels climb the topless throne. 
3 The Lord of glory builds his seat 
Of gems insufferably bright ; 
And lays, beneath his sacred feet, 
Substantial beams of gloomy night. 
4 Yet, glorious Lord, thy gracious eyes 
eas trough, and cheer us. fon above : 
eyond. our praise thy gra 1€S ; 
Yet we adore, and Jet w meet ; 


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—2 Like flames of fire his servants are, l-< 
And light surrounds his dwelling place 5, 


o But, O-ye fiery flames; declare.) . ii.g 
The brighter glories of his face. 
e 3 ’Tis not for such poor worms as aes y 


To speak so infinite a thing; 
—But your immortal eyes survey 
The beauties of your sovereign King. 

o 4 Tell how he shows his smiling face, 
And clothes all heaven in bright array : 
Triumph and joy run through the place, 

And songs eternal as the day. 

co 5 Speak—for you feel his burning love,— 
What zeal it spreads through all your frame ; 

e That sacred fire dwells all above, 

For we on earth have lost the name. 

—6 [Sing of his power, and justice too, 
That infinite right hand of his, 

That vanquish’d Satan and his crew ; 

o And thunder drove them down from bliss. — 

d 7 What mighty storms of poison’d darts 
Were hurl’d upon the rebels there! 
What deadly jav’lins nail’d their hearts 
Fast to the racks of long despair. * 

o 8 Shout to your King, ye heavenly host, 

You that beheld the sinking foe ; re 
Firmly ye stood, when they were lost ; 
o Praise the rich grace that kept you 80.) 
u 9 Proclaim his wonders from the skies; 
Let ev’ry distant nation hear: 
—And, while you sound his lofty praise, 
e Let humble mortals bow, and fear! 
HYMN 28. C. M. Windsor. *] 
Death and Eternity. hg 
e l TOOP down, my thoughts, that a to 
Converse a while with death; [rise ; 
e Think how a gasping mortal lies,;— 
- And pants away his breath. 


ay 
suit ¢ : 
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| Book II. HYMN 29, 30. 391 
_p 2 His quiv’ring lip h eebly ae 
His pulse is faint and few ; =a 
Then, speechless, with a doleful hi 
« He bids the world adieu! ne 
e 3 But oh, the soul that never dies! ea 
At once it leaves the clay! 
—Ye thoughts, pursue it where it flies, 
And track its wondrous way. 
u 4 Up to the courts where angels dwell 
It mounts, triumphant there :-— 
a Or devils plunge it down to hell, 
In infinite despair. 
p 5 And must my body faint and die ? 
An — soul remove ? 
Oh, for some guardian angel nigh, 
To bear it safe above. 
—6 Jesus, to thy dear faithful hand 
My naked soul I trust; 
e And my flesh waits for thy command, 
To drop into my dust. 


HYMN 29. C. M. Devizes. [*] 
Redemption by Price and Power. 
1 JESUS, with all thy saints above, 
My tongue would bear her part ; 
o Would sound aloud thy saving love, 
And sing thy bleeding heart. 
-2 Bless’d be the Lamb, my dearest Lord, 
Who bought me with his blood ; = 
e And quench’ d his Father’s faming swort 
In his own vital flood. 
o 3 The Lamb, that freed my captive sou 
From Satan’s heavy chains ; 
o And sent the lion down to howl, 
Where hell and horrour reigns. 
s 4 All glory to the dying Lamb, 
And never-ceasing praise !— 
While angels live, to know his name, 
~~ Or saints, to feel his grace. 


HYMN so. S. M. Newton. Ki P 


Heavenly Joy on Earth. 
1 ¢ ‘OME, we who love the Lord 
And let our joys be known 


$92 HYMN $1. 
Join in a song of sweet accord, | 
And thus surround the throne. 3 
2 [The sorrows of the mind | 
Be banish’d from the place ! oF 
Religion never was design’d 
To make our pleasures less.] 
e 3 __ Let those refuse to sing, 
Who never knew our God ; 
o But fav’rites of the heavenly King 
Should speak their joys abroad. 5 
—4 [The God that rules on High 4 
And thunders when he plea | 
That rides upon the stormy sky, la 
And manages the seas,— Shu: 
e 5 This awful God is ours,— 
Our Father and our love ; 
o He will send down his heavenly powers, 
To carry us above. 
6 There we shall see his face, 
And never—never sin ; 
There, from the rivers of his grace, 
Drink endless pleasures 1 in. 
7 Yes, and before we rise 
To that immortal state, 
The thoughts of such amazing bliss 
Should constant joys create.] 
—8 The men of grace have found 
Glory begun below ; 
o Celestial fruits, on earthly ground, 
_ From faith and hope may grow. 
b 9. = The hill of Zion yields 
A thousand sacred sweets, 
Before we reach the heavenly fields, 
Or walk the golden streets. 
o 10 Then let our songs abound, 
And ev’ry tear be dry! 
o We’re marching through Emmanuel’ ground, 
“Hi a worlds on high. 


N 31. L. M. Sicilian. [b] 


an ist’s pled makes Death easy. 


1[ W 7 HY st hould start, and fear to die! 
What tim’, us worms we mortals are! 


te 


“Book I. -—«xHYMN32,88.__—_—(898 


~ Death is the gate of endless joy, 
And yet we dread to enter there. 
2 The pains, the groans, the dying strife, 
Fright our approaching souls away; 

* Still we shrink back again to life, 
Fond of our prison and our clay. : 
3 Oh! if my Lord would come and meet, 
My sou! should stretch her wings in haste ; 
Fly fearless through death’s iron gate, 
Nor feel the terrours as she pass’d. 
4 Jesus can make a dying bed 
Feel soft as downy pillows are ; 
While on his breast I lean my head, 
And breathe my life out sweetly there.] 


HYMN 322. C. M. China. [b] 
Frailty and Folly. 
el [ t OW short and hasty is our life! 
How vast our soul’s affairs ! 
e Yet senselessly vain mortals strive— 
To lavish out their years. 
—2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, 
Without a moment’s stay ; 
Just like a story, or a song, 
We pass our lives away. 
3 God, from on high, invites us home ; 
But we march heedless on; 
And, ever hast’ning to the tomb, 
Stoop downwards as we run. 
a 4 How we deserve the deepest hell, 
Who slight the joys above! ' 
What chains of vengeance should we feel, 
Who break such cords of love! 
—5 Draw us, O God, with sovereign grace, 
And lift our thoughts on high ; 
o That we may end this mortal race, 
And see salvation nigh. 


— HYMN 33. C. M. Arundel. St. Asaph’s. [*] 
¢ AISE. oud, Society aI Heaven. d 
o 1 thee, my soul, fly up, and run 
R Through ev'ry heavenly street ; 
And say, there’s nought below the sun, 
That’s worthy of iaareet. oF 


A HYMN 34. dk 
i) PY Thus will we ct on sacred wings, 


And tread the s above: — 
Nor earth, nor all her mightiest things, 
Shall tempt our meanest love.] 
g 3 There, on a high majestic throne, 
Th’ Almighty Father reigns! _ ; 
And sheds his glorious goodness down, uy 
On all the blissful plains. . 
4 Bright, like the sun, the Saviour sits, 
And spreads eternal noon! ~ 
No evenings there, nor gloomy nights, 
To want the feeble moon. — 
5 Amidst those ever-shining sk 
Behold the Sacred Dove! — ‘> 
While banish’d sin, and sorrow, flies © 
From all the realms of love. 
o 6 The glorious tenants of the place 
Stand bending round the throne ;_ 
e And saints and seraphs sing and praise 
The infinite 'Three-One. 
e 7 [But oh, what beams of heavenly grace 
Transport them all the while! 
Ten thousand smiles from Jesus’ face, 
And love in ev’ry smile !] 
e 8 Jesus, and when shall that dear day, 
That joyful hour appear,— 
When I shall leave this house of clay, 
To dwell amongst them there ! 
HYMN 34. C. M. Isle of Wight. Zion. [b*] 


Breathing after the Holy Spirit. 
iC OME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
With all thy quick’ning powers,— 
Kindle a flame of sacred love 
In these cold hearts of ours. 
e 2 Look, how we grovel here below, 
Fond of these trifling toys ! 
a Our souls can neither fly nor go, 
To reach eternal joys. 
e 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, 
In vain we strive to rise ; 
a Hosannas languish on our tongues, 
And our devotion dies. 


ee 


p 4 Dear Lord! and sh e ever lie 2 
At this poor, dying p ts 
Our love so faint, so cold to thee, 
. And thine to us so great ? a 
—5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, 
With all thy quick’ning powers,— — —. 


o Come, shed abroad a Saviour’s love, 
And that shall kindle ours. 


HYMN 35. C. M. Mear. [*] 
Praise for Creation and Redemption. 
el ET them neglect thy glory, Lord, 
Laine knew thy grace ; 
o But our loud song shall still record 
The wonders of thy praise. 
o 2 We raise our shouts, O God, to thee, 
And send them to thy throne ; 
uw All glory to the united THREE, 
The undivided ONE. 


—3 *Twas he (and we'll adore his name) 
Who form’d us by a word ; 
Tis he restores our ruin’d frame: 
o Salvation to the Lord! 
s 4 Hosanna !—let the earth and skies 
Repeat the joyful sound ; 
Rocks, hills, and vales reflect the voice, 
In one eternal round. 


HYMN 36. S. M. Newton. [*] 
Christ's Intercession. 
o 1 W ELL, the Redeemer’s gone 
T’ appear before our God . 
To sprinkle o’er the flaming throne, 
With his atoning blood. 
2 No fiery vengeance now, 
No burning wrath comes down ; 
If justice calls for sinners’ blood, at 
The Saviour shows his own. 
—3 Before his Father’s eye 
Our humble suit he moves; 
e The Father lays his thunder by, 
And looks, and smiles, and loves. 


e 5 [We bow before his face, _ 
— And sound his glories high; 


o6 On earth thy merey reigns, 


4 ~ Now may our Tal tongues. 
~ Our Maker’s g sing; | 
Jesus, the Priest, ives OUT SONgS, 
And bears them to the King. 


Hosanna to the God of grace, 
That lays his thunder by. ] 


And triumphs all above ; 


e But, Lord, how weak our mortal strains, 


To speak immortal love! | 


7 [How jarring and how low 
Are all the notes we sing! 


—Sweet Saviour, tune our songs anew, - 


And they shall please the King.] . 
HYMN 37. & M Sunday. [*} 


1 TT, IFT up a ak to th’ heavenly seats 
Where your Redeemer stays: 
Kind Intercessor, there he sits, 
And loves, and pleads, and prays. —. 
2 Twas well, my soul, he dy’d for thee, 
And shed his vital blood,— 
Appeas’d stern justice on the tree, 
And then arose to God. 
8 Petitions now and praise’ may rise, 
And saints their off’rings bring: 
The Priest, with his own sacrifice, 
Presents them to the King. 
4 (Let papists trust what names they please ; 
‘Their saints and angels boat ; 
We’ve no such advocates as these, 
Nor pray to th? heavenly host.) 
5 Jesus alone shall bear my cries 
Up to his Father’s throne: 
He, dearest Lord, perfumes my Sane 
And sweetens ev "ry groan. — 


6 Ten thousand praises to the King; ond 


Hosanna 1 in the high’st : 
Ten thousand thanks our spirits bring 
To God, d to his ose 


*, 


Book ll. |§ HYMN 38,39,40. —_—397 
HYMN 3s. Cat York. FF] 


Love 
1 APPY the he yhere graces reign, 
Where love inspires the breast: 
~ Love is the brightest of the train, 
And strengthens all the rest. 
e 2 Knowledge, alas! ’tis all in vain, 
And all in vain our fear ; 
Our stubborn Sins will fight and reign, 
If love be absent there. 
o 8 ’Tis love that makes our cheerful feet 
In swift obedience move ; 
e The devils know, and tremble too,— 
But Satan cannot love. 
-o 4 This is the grace that lives, and sings, 
When faith and hope will cease ; 
Tis this shall strike our joyful strings 
In the sweet realms of bliss. 
5 Before we quite forsake our clay, 
Or leave this|dark abode, 
The wings of love bear us away, 
To see our smihng : 
. @. M. Canterbury. [b] 
ss and Misery of Life. 
, alas! our mortal days 
#, and wretched too: 
Evil and few, thé patriarch says, 


Run on my days in haste; 
Moments of sin, and months of wo, 
Ye cannot fly too fast. = 
—4 Let heavenly love prepare my soul, ; 
And call her to the skies,— ohh J 
@ Whefe years of long salvation roll, 
And glory never dies. e 
{Mi . C. M. i = 
SN Ai wr 
i OX God, how firm his promise stands, - ; 


E’en when he hides his face ; rs x 
34 “4 


a 


398 
He trusts in our ele aan: 
His glory, and hi bs 
e 2 Then wh hy, my soul, ‘hea sad complaints, 
Since Christ and we are one! 
—Thy God is faithful to his saints— 
Is faithful to his Son. 
3 Beneath his smiles my heart has liv’d, 
And part of heaven possess’d : 
o I praise his Name for grace receiv’d, 
And trust him for the rest. 


HYMN 41. L. M. Castle-Street. [*] 
A sight of God mortifies us to the World. 

1 UyF to the fields where angels lie, 

And living waters gently roll, 
Fain would my thoughts leap out and fly,— 
But sin hangs heavy on my soul. 
2 Thy wondrous blood, dear dying Christ, 
Can make this world of guilt remove ; 
And thou canst bear me where thou fly’st, 
On thy kind wings, celestial Dove.] 
3 O might I once mount up, and see 
The glories of th’ eternal skies,— 
What little things these worlds would be! 
How despicable to my eyes! ° 
4 Had I a glance of thee, my God, 
Kingdoms and men would vanish soon ;— 
Vanish, as though I saw them not; 
As a dim candle dies at noon. 
5 Then they might fight, and rage, and rave ; 
I should perceive the noise no more, . 
Than we can hear a shaking leaf, ) . 
While rattling thunders round us roar. 
6 Great All in All, eternal King, 
Let me but view thy lovely face ;— 
And all my powers shall bow, an sing | 
Thine endless grandeur, and thy grace. 


HYMN 42. C. M. Tunbridge. [b] 


Delight in 


1 M* God, what idk pleasures dwell 
Above, at thy right hand ! Yr 
Thy courts below, how amiable, — 
Where all thy graces stand! 


ae 


Qe 


ff ™ 
- Book II. HYMN 43. 399 
| o 2 The swallow near thy temple lies, 
And chirps a cheerful note : i 
The lark mounts upward tow’rd the skies, 
a And tunes her warbling throat. 
3 And we, when in thy presence, Lord, 
We shout with cheerful tongues : 
Or sitting round our Father’s board, 
We crown the feast with songs. 
4 While Jesus shines with quick’ning grace, 
We sing, and mount on high; 
But if a frown becloud his face, 
We faint, and tire, and die. 
- 5 Just as we see the lonesome dove 
Bemoan her widow’d state : 
Wand’ring she flies thro’ all the grove, 
And mourns her loving mate : 
6 Just so our thoughts, from thing to thing, 
In restless circles rove ; 
Just so we droop, and hang the wing, 
When Jesus hides his love.] 


HYMN 43. L. M. Sheffields. Leeds. [*] 


Christ’s Sufferings and Gwory. 
o 1 Ne for a tune of lofty praise, 
To great Jehovah’s equal Son! 

o Awake, my voice, in heavenly lays, 
Tell the loud wonders he hath done. 

2 Sing, how he left the worlds of light, 
And the bright robes he wore above; 

u How swift and joyful was the flight, 
On wings of everlasting love. 

e 3 (Down to this base, this sinful earth, 
He came, to raise our nature high; 

p He came, t’ atone almighty wrath :— 
Jesus, the God, was born to die.) 

e 4 [Hell and its lions roar’d around ; 
His precious blood the monsters spilt ; 
While weighty sorrows press’d him down, 
Large as the loads of all our guilt.] 

a 5 Deep in the shades of gloomy death, 
Th’ almighty, captive Pris’ner lay ; 

o Th’ almighty Captive left the earth, 
And rose to everlasting day. ‘ie 


400 HYMN 44, 45. 


o 6 Lift up your eyes, ye sons of light, 
Up to this throne of shining grace; 
See what immortal glories sit— 
Round the sweet beauties of his face. 

g 7 Amongst a thousand harps and songs, 
Jesus, the God, exalted reigns 5 

His sacred name fills all their tongues, 
And echoes through the heavenly. plains! 


HYMN 44. L. M. Pleyel’s. {b] 
Hell: or the Vengeance of God. 
if W ITH holy fear, and humble song, 
The dreadful Ged our souls adore ; 

Rev’rence and awe become’ the tongue, 
That speaks the terrours. of his power: 
2 Far in the deep, where darkness dwells, 
The land of horrour and despair,— 
Justice has built a dismal hell; 
a laid her stores of vengeance there. 

3 (Eternal plagues and heavy chains, 
Tormenting racks and fiery coals,— 
And darts, t’ inflict immortal pains, 
Dy’d in the blood of damned souls... 
4 There Satan, the first sinner, lies, 
And roars, and bites his iron bands ; 
In vain the rebel strives to rise, 
Crush’d with the weight of both thy hands. 
5 There guilty ghosts of Adam’s race 
Shriek out, and howl beneath thy rod : 
Once they could scorn a Saviour’s graces ; 
But they incens’d a dreadful God. 
6 Tremble, my soul, and kiss the Son: 
Sinner, obey thy Saviour’ s call; 
Else your damnation hastens on, 
And hell gapes wide to wait your fall.] 


HYMN 45. L. M. Nantwich. [*] — 


God’s: Condescension to our Worship. it DG 
1 HY favours, Lord, surprise aa : 
Will the ETERNAL dwell with us ! 
What canst thou find beneath. the poles, 
To tempt thy chariot downward thus? 
—2 Still might he fill his starry throne, 
And please his ears with Gabriel’s songs; - 


Book Il. HYMN 46, 47. 401 
But heavenly Majesty comes down, 
And bows to hearken to our tongues. 
e 3 Great God! what poor returns we pay, 
For love so infinite as thine: 
Words are but air, and tongues but clay, 
But thy compassion’s all divine. 
HYMN 46. L. M. Weldon. Portugal. [*] 


God’s Condescension to Human Affairs. 
1 UF to the Lord, who reigns on high, 
And views the nations from afar, 
o Let everlasting praises fly, 
And tell how large his bounties are. 

p 2 [He, who can shake the worlds he made, 
Or with his word, or with his rod,— 

His goodness, how amazing ereat ! 
And what a condescending God !] 

e 3 God, who must stoop to view the skies, 
And bow to see what angels do— 

Down to the earth he casts his eyes, 
And bends his footsteps downward too. 

—4 He overrules all mortal things, 

And manages our mean affairs : 
On humble souls the King of kings 
Bestows his counsels, and his cares. 

e 5 Our sorrows and our tears we pour 
Into the bosom of our God; 

He hears us in the mournful hour, 
And helps to bear the heavy load. 

—é6 In vain might lofty princes try 
Such condescension to perform ; 

For worms were never rais’d so high, 
Above their meanest fellow-worm. 

o 7 Oh! could our thankful hearts devise 
A tribute equal to thy grace— 

o To the third heaven our songs should rise, 
And teach the golden harps thy praise. 
HYMN 47. L. M. Green’s. Nantwich. [*] 

, Glory and Grace in the Person of Christ. 

o1 Now to the Lord a noble song! 
Awake, my soul; sidlne 4. my tongue : 
Hosanna to th’ Eternal Name, 
w And all his boundless love preglaien- 
34 


402 HYMN 48. | 
b 2 See where it shines in Jesus’ face, — 
The brightest image of his grace ; 

—God, in the person of his Son, 
Has all his mightiest works outdone. 
e 3 The spacious earth, and spreading flood, 
Proclaim the wise, the powerful God ; 
And thy rich glories, from afar,— 
Sparkle i in ev’ry rolling star :— 
o 4 But in his looks a glory stands, 
The noblest labour of thine hands: 
The pleasing lustre of his eyes 
Outshines the wonders of the skies. 
a 5 Grace !—'tis a sweet, a charming theme ; 
—My thoughts rejoice at Jesus’ name! 
o Ye angels, dwell upon the sound ; 
u Ye heav’ns, reflect it to the ground ! 
—6 Oh, may I reach the happy place, 
Where he unveils his lovely face! 
o Where all his beauties you behold ; 
And sing his name to harps of gold. 
HYMN 48. C. M. Reading. [b] 


Love to the Creatures dangerous, 
| Hoy vain are all things here below, 
How false, and yet how fair ! 
Each pleasure hath its poison too, . 
And ev’ry sweet a snare. 
2 The brightest things below the sky. 
Give but a flatt’ring light : 
We should suspect some danger nigh, 
Where we possess delight. 
3 Our dearest joys, and nearest frietuis, 
‘ The partners of our blood— 
How they divide our wav’ring 
And leave but half for God! 
4 The fondness of a creature’s love, 
How strong it strikes the sense! © 
Thither the warm affections move, Hy ORK | 
Nor can we call them thence. = 
o 5 Dear Saviour, let thy beauties be — 
My soul’s eternal food; 
o And grace command my heart away 
From all created good. 


- Book II. HYMN 49, 50. 403 

| HYMN 49. C. M. Aymn 2d. [*] 

Moses Dying in the Embraces of God. ; 

] aD) EATH cannot make our souls afraid, 

If God be with us there ; 

We may walk through the darkest shade, 

And never yield to fear. 

2 I could renounce my all below, 
If my Creator bid ; 

And run, if I were call’d to go, 
And die as Moses did. 

3 Might I but climb to Pisgah’s top, 

And view the promis’d land ; 

My flesh itself would long to drop, 
And pray for the command. 

4 Clasp’d in my heavenly Father’s arms, 
I would forget my breath ; 

And lose my life among the charms 
Of so divine a death. ] 

HYMN 50. L. M. Sicilian. [b*] 


Comforts under Sorrows and Pains. 
LALO let the Lord, my Saviour, smile, 
And show my name upon his heart ; 
I would forget my pains awhile, 
And in the pleasure lose the smart. 
2 But oh! it swells my sorrows high, — 
To see my blessed Jesus frown; 
My spirits sink, my comforts die, " 
And all the springs of life are down. 
3 Yet, why, my soul, why these complaints ? 
Still, while he frowns, his bowels move: — 
_ Still on his heart he bears his saints, 
And feels their sorrows, and his love. 
4 My name is printed on his breast ; 
His book of life.-contams my name ; 
I’d rather have it there impress’d, 
Than in the bright records of fame. 
5 When the last fire burns all things here, 
Those letters shall securely stand, 
And in the Lamb’s fair book appear, 
Writ by th’ eternal Father’s hand. 
6 Now shall my minutes smoothly run, 
Whilst here I wait my Father’s will; 
My rising, and my setting sun, 
Roll gently up and down the hill.] 


“eS 


404 HYMN 51, 82. 
HYMN 51. L. M. Blendon. [*] 


God the Son equal with the Father. A 
pt RIGHT King of glory, dreadful God! 
B Our spirits bow Rating thy seat;— 

To thee we lift an humble thought, 

And worship at thine awful feet. 

2 [Thy power hath form’d, thy wisdom sways, 

All nature with a sovereign word : 

And the bright world of stars obeys 

The will of their superiour Lord. 
—3 Mercy and truth unite im one, 

And smiling sit at thy right hand; 

g Eternal justice guards thy throne, — 
And vengeance waits thy dread command.] 
4 A thousand seraphs, strong and bright, 
Stand round the glorious Deity :— 
But who, amongst the sons of light, 
Pretends comparison with thee ? 

o 5 Yet there is one, of human frame, 
Jesus, array’d in flesh and blood, 
Thinks it no robbery to claim 
A full equality with God. 

—6 Their glory shines with equal beams ; 
Their essence is for ever one ; 
Though they are known by diff’rent names, 
The Father: God, and God the Son. _. 

o 7 Then let the Name of Christ, our King, 
With equal honours be ador’d ; 

His praise let every angel ang, ioe vital 
And all the nations own him Lord. 


HYMN 52. C. M. Bangor. [b] © 
Death dreadful or jarohal da 
1 EATH! ’tis a melancholy day — 
'D To those who have no God,— 
When the poor soul is fore’d awa 
To seek her last abode. = 
2 In vain to heaven she lifts her eyes 5 
But guilt, a heavy cham, 
Still drags her downward from the skies, 
To darkness, fire, and pain. 
3 Awake, and mourn, ye heirs of hell, 
Let stubborn sinners fear; ~ 


| | Boel HYMN 353. 405 


ou must be driven from earth to dwell 

A long forever there! 

4 See how the pit gapes wide for you, 
And flashes in your face ; 

And thou, my soul, look downward too, 
And sing recov’ring grace. 

5 He is a God of sovereign love, 
Who promis’d heaven to me ; 

And taught my soul to soar above, 
Where happy spirits be. 

6 Prepare me, Lord, for thy right hand ; 
Then come the joyful day : 

Come, death, and some balestial band, 

To bear my soul away.] 


HYMN 53. C. M. Zion. [b*] 


The Pilgrimage of the Saints. 
el 7 what a wretched land is this, 
That yields us no supply ; 
No cheering fruits, no wholesome trees, 
Nor streams of living joy! 
2 But pricking thorns through all the ground, 
And mortal poisons grow ; 
_ And all the rivers that are found, 
With dangerous waters flow. 
o 3 Yet the dear path to thine abode 
Lies through this horrid land : 
Lord! we would keep the heavenly road, 
And run at thy command. 
4 [Our souls shall tread the desert through, 
With undiverted feet ; 
And faith and flaming zeal subdue 
The terrours that we meet.] 
e 5 (A thousand savage beasts of prey 
Around the forest roam 3. 
o But Judah’s Lion guards the way, 
And guides the strangers home.) 
e 6 Long nights and darkness dwell below, 
With scarce a twinkling ray ; 
o But the bright world, to which we 80 
Is everlasting day. 
—’7 By glimm’ring hopes, and sleeve aon, 
We trace the sacred road ; 


ih, s 
Through dismal deeps, and dang’rous snares, — 
We make our way to God. | 
e 8 Our journey is a thorny maze, 
— But we march upwards still ; ’ 
~o Forget these troubles of the ways, > 
And reach at Zion’s hill. ; 
9 [See the kind angels, at the gates, 
Inviting us to come; © 
There Jesus, the Forerunner, waits 
To welcome trav’lers home. 
—10 There, on a green and flow’ry mount, 
Our weary souls shall sit,— 
And, with transporting joys, recount 
The labours of our feet. 
11 No vain discourse shall fill our tongue, 
Nor trifles vex our ear ; 
Infinite grace shall fill our song, 
And God rejoice to hear. 
o 12 Eternal glories to the King 
Who brought us safely through, 
Our tongues shall never cease to sing; 
And endless praise renew.]} 


HYMN 54. C. M. Arundel. St. Martin’s, [*] 
God’s Presence is Light in Darkness. ; 
1 Y God, the spring of all my joys, 
M The life of my delights; x 
The glory of my brightest days, 
And comfort of my nights :— 
2 In darkest shades, if he appear, 
My dawning is begun ; 
o He is my soul’s sweet morning star, — 
And he my rising sun. 
b 3 The op’ning heavens around me shine, 
With beams of sacred bliss ; 
While Jesus shows his heart is mine, 
And whispers I am his. 
o 4 My soul would leave this heavy clay, 
At that transporting word ; 
u Run up with joy the shining way, 
T’ embrace my dearest Lord. 
o 5 Fearless of hell and ghastly death, 
I’d break through ev’ry foe ;° 


~ 


| Book If. HYMN 55, 56. 407 


The wings of love, and arms of faith, 
Shall bear me conqu’ror through. 
| HYMN 55. C. M. Bangor. [b] 


| Frail Life, and Succeeding Eternity. 
el gee we adore, Eternal Name, 
And humbly own to thee, 
How feeble is our mortal frame, 
What dying worms are we! 
2 [Our wasting lives grow shorter still, 
As months and days increase; _, 
And ev’ry beating pulse we tell 
Leaves but the number less. ] 
_—3 (The year rolls round, and steals away 
The breath that first it gave ; 
Whate’er we do, where’er we be, 
We’re travelling to the grave.) 
4 Dangers stand thick through all the ground, 
To push us to the tomb ; 
And fierce diseases wait around, 
To hurry mortals home. 
p 5 Good God! on what a slender thread 
Hang everlasting things! 
Th’ eternal state of all the dead, 
Upon life’s feeble strings. 
e 6 Infinite joy, or endless wo, 
Attends on ev’ry breath; 
And yet how unconcern’d we go, 
Upon the brink of death ! 
—7 Waken, O Lord, our drowsy sense, 
To walk this dang’rous road ; 
And if our souls are hurried hence, 
May they be found with God. 
HYMN 56. C. M. Windsor. [b] 
The Misery of being without God. 
1 IN 2; I shall envy them no more, 
Who grow profanely great, 
Though they increase their golden store, 
And rise to wondrous height. 
2 They taste of all the joys that grow 
Upon the earthly clod! #, 
Well, they may search the creature through, 
For they have ne’er a God— 
3 Shake off the thoughts of dying too, 
And think your life your own: 


408 HYMN 57, 58. Book 
But death comes hast’nimg on to you,” 
To mow your glory down. — 
4 Yes, you must bow your stately Sead ; 
Away your spirit flies :— | 
And no kind angel near your bed, 7 
To bear it to the skies. | 
5 Go, now, and boast of all your stores, 
And tell how bright they shine ! 
Your heaps of glitt’ring dust are yours, 
And my Redeemer’s mine.] 


HYMN 57. L. M. Portugal. [*] 


The Pleasures of a Good Conscience. 
1 TT, ORD, how secure and blest are they, 

Who feel the j joys of pardon’d sin! 
Should storms of wrath shake earth and sea, 
Their minds have heaven and peace within. 
2 The day glides swiftly o’er their heads, ~ 
Made up of innocence and love : 
And, soft and silent as the shades, 
Their nightly minutes gently move. 
3 (Quick as their thoughts their joys come on, 
But fly not half so fast away ; 
Their souls are ever bright as noon, 
And calm as summer evenings be. . 
4 How oft they Jook to th’ heavenly hills, 
Where groves of living pleasures grow ; 
And longing hopes, and cheerful smiles, 
Sit undisturb’d upon their brow.) 
5 They scorn to seek our golden toys ; 
But spend the day, and share the night, 
In numb’ring o’er the richer joys, 
That heaven prepares for their delight. 
6 While wretched we, like worms and moles, 
Lie grovelling in the dust below: 
Almighty grace, renew our souls, 
And we’ll aspire to glory too.] 


HYMN 58. C. M. Reading. [b*] 
} Shortness of Life, and Goodness of God. 
e 1 TS M#! what an empty vapour ’tis! — 
And days, how swift they are ! 
Swift as an Indian arrow flies, — 
Or like a shooting star. , 


Book II. HYMN 59. _409 


he present moments just appear, 
Then slide away in haste ; 
That we can never say, they’re here, 
But only say, they’re past. 
3 [Our life is ever on the wing, 
And death is ever nigh ; 
The moment when our lives begin, 
We all begin to die.] 
—4 Yet, mighty God! our fleeting days 
Thy lasting favours share ; 
Yet, with the bounties of thy grace 
Thou load’st the rolling year. 
5 ’Tis sovereign mercy finds us food, 
And we are cloth’d with love ; 
While grace stands pointing out the road, 
That leads our souls above. 
o 6 His goodness runs an endless round ; 
All glory to the Lord! 
His mercy never knows a bound ; 
And be his name ador’d! 
7 [Thus we begin the lasting song: 
And when we close our eyes, 
Let the next age thy praise prolong, 
Till time and nature dies.]} 


“HYMN 59. C.M. St. Paul. Hymn 2d. [*] — 


Paradise on Earth. 
1 ' ape! to God who walks the sky, 
And sends his blessings through ; 
Who tells his saints of joys on high, 
And gives a taste below. 
2 [Glory to God, who stoops his throne, 
That dust and worms may see’t ; 
And brings a glimpse of glory down, 
Around his sacred feet.] 
8 When Christ, with all his graces crown’d, 
Sheds his kind beams abroad ; g 
Tis a young heaven on earthly sround, \ . 
And glory in the bud. m y 
o 4 A blooming Paradise of joy 
In this wild desert springs ; 
And ev’ry sense I straight employ 
On sweet, celestial things. 
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5 [White lilies all around appear, 
And each his glory shows : 

The rose of Sharon blossoms here, 
The fairest flower that blows. 

6 Cheerful I feast on heavenly fruit, 
And bring the pleasures down,— 

Pleasures that flow hard by the foot 
Of the eternal throne.]} 

7 But ah! how soon my joys decay ! 
How soon my sins arise, 

And snatch the heavenly scene away 
From these lamenting eyes. 

8 When shall the time, dear Jesus, when, 
The shining day appear, 

That I shall leave these clouds of sin, 
And guilt and darkness here ? 

9 Up to the fields above the skies, 
My hasty feet would go; 

There everlasting flowers arise, 

There joys unwith’ring grow. 


HYMN 60. L. M. Green’s. [*] 


é The Truth of God the Promiser. 

1 pe everlasting praise, be paid - 
To him who earth’s foundation laid : 

Praise to the God, whose strong decrees 

Sway the creation as he please. 

2 Praise to the goodness of the Lord, 

Who rules his people by his word ; 

And there, as strong as his decrees, 

He sets his kindest promises. 

3 (Firm are the words his prophets give, 

Sweet words, on which his children live ; 

Each of them is the voice of God, 

Who spoke, and spread the skies abroad.) 

4 [Each of them powerful as that sound, 

That bid the new-made world go round ; 

And stronger than the solid poles, 

On which the wheel of nature rolls. ] 

5 Whence then should doubts and fears arise? 

Why trickling sorrows drown our eyes ? 

Slowly, alas! our mind receives . 

The comforts that our Maker gives. _ ; 


Book IL. HYMN 61, 62. 411 

—6 Oh, for a strong, a lasting faith, 

To credit what the Almighty saith ;— 
T’ embrace the message of his Son, 
And call the joys of heaven our own. 

g 7 Then should the earth’s old pillars shake, 
And all the wheels of nature break ; 
Our steady souls shall fear no more, 
Than solid rocks when billows roar. 

8 [Our everlasting hopes arise 
Above the ruinable skies,— 
Where the eternal Builder reigns, 
And his own courts his power sustains. ] 
HYMN ¢ 61. C. M. Isle of Wight. [b*] 
Thought of Death and Glory. 
el MY al come meditate the day, 
And think how near it stands, 
When thou must quit this house of clay, 
And fly to unknown lands. 
p 2 (And you, mine eyes, look down and view 
The hollow gaping tomb ; 
This gloomy prison waits for you, 
Whene’er the summons come.) 
e 3 Oh! could we die with those who die, ~ 
And place us in their stead ; 
—Then would our spirits learn to fly, 
And converse with the dead. 
4 Then should we see the saints above, 
In their own glorious forms ; 
And wonder why our souls should love 
‘To dwell with mortal worms. 
5 [How we should scorn these clothes of flesh, 
These fetters, and this load,— 
And long for evening to undress, 
That we may rest with God.] 
o 6 We should almost forsake our clay, 
Before the summons come ; 
And pray and wish our souls away, 
To their eternal home. 
HYMN 62. C. M. [b] 
God the Thunderer.* 
i[ ~ ae G to the Lord, ye heavenly hosts, 
And thou, O earth, adore; 
* Made in a great, sudden storm of Uecidene Aug. 20, 1697. 


412 HYMN 63, 64. Book 


Let death and hell, through all their coasts, 
Stand trembling at his power. 
2 His sounding chariots shake the sky ; 
He makes the clouds his throne ; 
There all his stores of lightning lie, 
Till vengeance darts them down. | 
3 His nostrils breathe out fiery streams ; 
And, from his awful tongue, 
A sovereign voice divides the flames, 
And thunder rolls along. 
p 4 Think, O my soul, the dreadful day, 
When this incensed God 
Shall rend the sky, and burn the sea, 
And fling his wrath abroad ! 
5 What shall the wretch, the sinner do? 
He once defy’d the Lord! 
But he will dread the Thund’rer now, 
And sink beneath his word. 
6 Tempests of angry fire shall roll, 
To blast the rebel worm,— 
And beat upon his naked soul 
In one eternal storm. ]} . 
HYMN 63. C. M. Eishogeeae [*] 
A Funeral Thought. ; 
€ 1 #C ARK! from the tombs a doleful sound ! 
Mine ears attend the cry— 
d ‘Ye living men, come view the ground, 
“Where you must shortly lie. 
2 ‘Princes, this clay must be your bed, 
‘In spite of all your towers ; 
‘The tall, the wise, the rev’rend head, 
‘Must lie as low as ours.’ 
p 3 Great God! is this our certain doom ? 
And are we still secure! 
Still walking downwards to our tomb, 
And yet prepare no more! 
—4 Grant us the powers of quick’ning grace, 
To fit our souls to fly; _ 
o Then, when we drop this dying flesh, 
We'll rise above the sky. 7 | 
HYMN 64. L. M. Green’s. All Saints. [*] } 
an God, the Glory and Defence of Zion. 
1 Hn the church, thou sacred place, 
The seat of thy Creator’s grace ; 


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| Book Il. HYMN 65, 66. 413 


y holy courts are his abode, 
Thou earthly palace of our God. 
2 Thy walls are strength, and at thy gates 
A guard of heavenly warriors waits ; 

g Nor shall thy deep foundations move,— 
Fix’d on his counsels and his love. 

o 3 Thy foes in vain designs engage ; 
Against his throne in vain they rage; 
Like rising waves, with angry roar 
That dash, and die upon the shore. 

o 4 Then let our souls in Zion dwell, 
Nor fear the wrath of Rome and hell: 
His arms embrace this happy ground, 
Like brazen buiwarks built around. 

s 5 God is our shield, and God our sun; 
Swift as the fleeting moments run, 
On us he sheds new beams of grace: 
And we reflect his brightest praise. 


“HYMN 65. C. M. Canterbury. [*] 


Hope of Heaven our Support on Earth. 
1 WHEN I can read my title clear 
To mansions in the skies, 
I bid farewell to ev’ry fear, 
And wipe my weeping eyes. 
2 Should earth against my soul engage, 
And hellish darts be hurl’d ; 
Then I can smile at Satan’s rage, 
And face a frowning world. 
3 Let cares like a wild deluge come, 
And storms of sorrow fall ; 
May I but safely reach my home, 
My God, my heaven, my all :— 
4 There shall I bathe my weary soul . 
In seas of heavenly rest; a 
And not a wave of trouble roll oa 
Across my peaceful breast. 


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HYMN 66. C. M. Sunday. ] 


A Prospect of Heaven makes Death easy. 
1 ye A is a land of pure isla, 
Where saints immortal reign; © 
Infinite day excludes the night, 
And pleasures banish pain. 
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ae HYMN 67. 


o 2 There everlasting spring abides, 
And never-with’ring flowers: 
e Death, like a narrow sea, divides 4 
This heavenly land from ours. 
b 3 (Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood, 
Stand dress’d in living green ; 
—So to the Jews old Canaan stood, 
While Jordan roll’d between. 
p 4 But tim’rous mortals start and shritk, 
To cross this narrow sea; 
And linger, shiv’ring on the brink, 
And fear to launch away.) 
—5 Oh! could we make our doubts remove, 
Those gloomy doubts that rise, 
And see the Canaan that we love, 
With unbeclouded eyes !— 
6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, 
And view the landscape o’er— 
o Not Jordan’s stream, nor death’s cold flood, 
Should fright us from the shore. 
HYMN 67. C. M. Arundel. [*] 


God's eternal Dominion. 
el REAT God! how infinite art thou! | 
€ What worthless worms are we ! 
g Let the whole race of creatures bow, 
And pay their praise to thee. 
2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, 
Ere seas or stars were made: 
a Thou art the ever-living God, 
Were all the nations dead. 
—3 Nature and time quite naked lie, 
To thine immense survey,— 
From the formation of the sky, 
To the great, burning day. 
g 4 Eternity, with all its years, 
Stands present in thy view ; 
To thee there’s nothing old appears— ) 
Great God! there’s nothing new. © 


e 5 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, 


And vex’d with trifling cares; 
g While thine eternal thoughts move on 7 
Thine undisturb’d affairs. ; 


Saree 
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Book Il. HYMN 68, 69. 415 


a 6 Great God! how infinite art thou! 

a What worthless worms are we! 

g Let the whole race of creatures bow, 
And pay their praise to thee ! 


ae humble Worship of God. 
1 eet, I long, | faint, to see 
: The place of thine abode ; 
o I’d leave the earthly courts, and flee 
Up to thy seat, my God! 
—2 Here I behold thy distant face, 
And ’tis a pleasant sight ; 
o But, to abide in thine embrace 
Is infinite delight. 
—3 I’d part with all the joys of sense, 
To gaze upon thy throne ; 
Pleasure springs fresh for ever thence, 
Unspeakable, unknown. 
o 4 There all the heavenly hosts are seen ; 
In shining ranks they move ; 
And drink immortal vigour in, 
With wonder and with love. 
p 5 Then at thy feet, with awful fear, 
Th’ adoring armies fall : 
With joy they shrink to nothing there, 
Before th’ eternal ALL. 
6 [There would I vie with all the host, 
In duty and in bliss: 
While less than nothing—I could boast, 
And vanity—confess.] 
—%7 The more thy glories strike mine eyes, 
The humbler I shall lie ; 
Thus, while I sink, my joys shall rise 
Unmeasurably high. 


HYMN 69. C. M. Christmas. [*] 
The Faithfulness of God in the Promises. _ 
cy) ey , my tongue, some heavenly theme, 
And speak some boundless a 
g The mighty works, or mightier Name— ~ 
Of our eternal King. 
—2 Tell of his caatons faithfulness, 
o And sound his power abroad ; 


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416 HYMN ‘0. Book I 
. é€ Sing the sweet promise of his grace, — 
And the performing ‘God. 
o 3 Proclaim—Salvation from the Lord, 
e For wretched, dying men; 
—His hand has writ the sacred word, 
With an immortal pen. + os 
g 4 Engrav’d, as in eternal brass, 
The mighty promise shines ; 
Nor can the powers of darkness raze 
Those everlasting lines. 
e 5 He who can dash whole worlds to death, 
And make them when he please !— 
o He speaks,—and that almighty breath 
Fulfils his great decrees. 
6 (His very word of grace is strong, 
As that which built the skies ; 
The voice that rolls the stars along 
Speaks all the promises. 
d 7 He said, Let the wide heaven be spread, 
And heaven was stretch’d abroad ; 
Abra’am, Pll be thy God, he said, 
And he was Abra’am’s God.) 
e 8 Oh, might I hear thy heavenly tongue 
But whisper, Thou art mine ! 
—Those gentle words should raise my song 
To notes almost divine. 
o 9 How would my leaping heart rejoice, 
And think my heaven secure! 
o I trust the all-creating voice, 
And faith desires no more. ] 


HYMN 70. L. M. [*} 
God’s Dominion over the Sea. Ps. evii, 23, &c. 
wn iC e? of the seas, thy thund’ring voice 
Makes all the roaring waves rejoice! 
And one soft word of thy command 
Can sink them silent in the sand. 
2 If but a Moses waves his rod, 
The sea divides, and owns its God ; 
The stormy floods their Maker knew, 
And let his chosen armies through. 


8 The scaly shoals amidst the sea 
To thee, their Lord, a tribute pay ; 


Book If HYMN 11. —_ 


The meanest fish that swims the flood, 
Leaps up, and means a praise to God. 

4 The larger monsters of the deep 

On thy commands attendance keep; 

By thy permission, sport and play, 

And cleave along their foaming way. 

5 If God his voice of tempest rears, 
Leviathan lies still, and fears: 

Anon, he lifts his nostrils high, 

And spouts the ocean to the sky. 

6 How is thy glorious power ador’d, 
Amidst these wat’ry nations, Lord ; 

Yet the bold men that trace the seas,-— 
Bold men refuse their Maker’s praise. 

7 What scenes of miracles they see, 

And never tune a song to thee! 

While on the flood they safely ride, 

They curse the hand that smooths the tide! 
8 Anon they plunge in wat’ry graves, 
And some drink death among the waves: 
Yet the surviving crew blaspheme, 

Nor own the God that rescu’d them! 

9 Oh, for some signal of thine hand! 
Shake all the seas, Lord, shake the land: 
Great Judge ! descend, lest men deny 
That there’s a God that rules.the sky.] 
From the 10th to the 108th Hymn, I hope the reader will 


forgive the neglect of rhyme, in the first and third lines of 
the Stanza. 


HYMN 71. C. M. Devizes. [*] 
Praise to God from all Creatures. 
1 eet glories of my Maker, God, 
My joyful voice shall sing ; 
And call the nations to adore 
Their Former and their King. 
2 Twas his right hand that shap’d our clay, 
And wrought this human frame ; 
But from his own immediate breath _ 
Our nobler spirits came. 
8 We bring our mortal powers to God, 
And worship with our tongues; 


aie HYMN 12, 73. 


We claim some kindred with the skies, 
And join th’ angelic SOnER: 
4 Let grov’ling beasts of ev’ry shape, 
And fowls of ev’ry wing, 
And rocks, and trees, and fires, and seas, 
Their various tribute bring. 
5 Ye planets, to his honour shine, 
And wheels of nature roll ; 
Praise him in your unwearied course, 
Around the steady pole. 
6 The brightness of our Maker’s Name 
The wide Creation fills ; 
And his unbounded grandeur flies 
Beyond the heavenly hills. 
HYMN 72. C. M. Sunday. [*] 
Lord's Day : or, Resurrection of Christ. 
01 LESS’D morning, whose young dawn- 
Beheld our rising God ; [ing rays 
_. That saw him triumph o’er the dust, | 
~ And leave his last abode. 
p 2 In the cold prison of a tomb, 
The great Redeemer lay— 
—Till the revolving skies had brought 
-The third—th’ appointed day. 
d 3 Hell and the grave unite their force, 
To hold our God in vain: 
o The sleeping conqueror arose, 
o And burst their feeble chain. 
e 4 To thy great Name, almighty Lord, 
t» These sacred hours we pay ; 
o And loud Hosannas shall proclaim 
The triumph of the day. 
s 5 Salvation, and immortal praise, 
ate To our victorious King! 


_ Let heaven, and earth, and rocks, and seas, 


With glad Hosannas ring. 
HYMN 73. C. M. Mear. [*] 


Doubts scattered : Joys restored. 


1 BEX from my soul, sad. ‘thoughts, be 


And leave me to my joys; [gone, 
0 jek fnew shall triumph in my God; : ; 
. And make a joyful noise. 
So " 


Book II. HYMN 74, 75. 419 


| PB 2 Darkness and doubts had veil’d my mind, 
| And drown’d my head in tear 
—Till sovereign grace, with shine rays, 
Dispell’d my gloomy fears. 
o 3 Oh, what immortal joys I felt, 
And raptures all divine,— 
When Jesus told me I was his, 
| And my Beloved mine! 
—4 In vain the tempter frights my soul, 
- And breaks my peace in vain; 
One glimpse, dear Saviour, of thy face 
Revives my joys again. 


HYMN 74. S. M. Guilford. [b] 
Ingratitude to Divine Goodness. 
e 1 QS this the kind return! 
Are these the thanks we owe! 
Thus to abuse eternal Love, 
Whence all our blessings flow ! 
e 2 ‘To what a stubborn frame 
Has sin reduc’d our mind! 
What strange, rebellious wretches we, ’ 
And God as strangely kind! 
—3 (Onus he bids the sun 
Shed his reviving rays ; 
For us the skies their circles run, af 
To lengthen out our days.” Fis 


4 The brutes obey their God, 2 NE: 
And bow their necks to men; 
But we, more base, more brutish things, > 
Reject his easy reign. 4 
d5 Turn, turn us, mighty God, i 


And mould our souls afresh ; 
Break, sovereign grace, these hearts of stone, 
And give us hearts of flesh. 
p6 Let past ingratitude 
Provoke our weeping eyes ; 
—And hourly, as new mercies fall, 
0 Let hourly thanks arise. 


/ HY¥MN.%5. C. M. St. Anw?s. fs 


The beagafte: Vision of Chris 
1 ROM thee, my God, my joys shall rise, 
And run eternal rounds,— 


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420 HYMN 76. 
Beyond the limits of the skies, 
And all created bounds. 
o 2 The holy triumphs of my soul 
Shall death itself outbrave,— 
Leave dull mortality behind, 
And fly beyond the grave. 
g 3 There, where my blessed Jesus reigns, 
In heaven’s unmeasur’d space,— 
I’ll spend a long eternity, 
In pleasure and in praise. 
4 Millions of years, my wond’ring eyes 
Shall o’er thy beauties rove ; 
And endless ages Il] adore 
The glories of thy love. 
—5 Sweet Jesus, ev’ry smile of thine 
Shall fresh endearments bring ; 
And thousand tastes of new delight, 
From all thy graces spring. 
o 6 Haste, my Beloved, fetch my soul 
Up to thy bless’d abode ; 
u Fly, for my spirit longs to see 
~My Saviour, and my God.] 


HYMN.%6. C. M. Mitcham. Sunday. [*} 
Resurrection and Ascension of Christ. 
1 ; i OSANNA to the Prince of light, 
Who cloth’d himself in clay! 

Enter’d the iron gates of death, 
And tore the bars away. 

2 Death is no more the king of dread, 
Since our Emmanuel rose ; 

He took the tyrant’s sting away, 
And spoil’d our hellish foes. 

3 See how the Conqu’ror mounts aloft, 
And to his Father flies, 

With scars of honour in his flesh, 
And triumph in his eyes! 

4 There our exalted Saviour reigns, 
And scatters blessings down ; 

Our Jesus fills the middle seat ayy 
Of the celestial throne. | 

5 (Raise your devotion, mortal tongues, 
To reach his blest abode ; 


Book Il. HYMN 77, 78. 49 


Sweet be the accents of your songs 
To our incarnate God. 

6 Bright angels, strike your loudest strings ; 
Your sweetest voices raise ; 

Let heaven, and all created things, 
Sound our Emmanuel’s praise.) 


~ HYMN 77. L. M. Leeds. Blendon. 


The Christian Warfare. 
o 1 STAN D up, my soul, shake off thy fears, 
And gird the gospel armour on; 
March to the gates of endless joy, 
Where thy great Captain Saviour’s gone. 
—2 Hell and thy sins resist thy course ; 
o But hell and sin are vanquish’d foes: 
o Thy Jesus nail’d them to the cross, 
And sung the triumph—when he rose. 
e 3 (What though the prince of f darkness rage, 
And waste the fury of his spite! 
d Eternal chains confine him down 
To fiery deeps and endless night. 
o 4 What though thine inward lust rebel ? 
’Tis but a struggling gasp for life ; 
—The weapons of victorious grace 
Shall slay thy sins, and end the strife.) 
o 5 Then let my soul march boldly on,— 
Press forward to the heavenly gate ; 
o There peace and joy eternal reign, 
And glitt’ring robes for conqu’rors wait. 
s 6 There shall I wear a starry crown, 
And triumph in almighty grace ; 
While all the armies of the skies 
Join in my glorious Leader’s praise. 


HYMN 78. C. M. Canterbury. [*] 
Redemption by Christ. 
if W HEN the first parents of our race 
Rebell’d against their God, 

And the infection of their sin 

Had tainted all our blood ;— 
2 Infinite pity touch’d the heaxt 

Of the eternal Son; 
Descending from the heavenly court, 

He left his Father’s throne. 

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429 HYMN 79. | 

3 Aside the Prince of glory ew 
His most divine array ; 

And wrapp’d his Godhead in a veil 
Of our inferiour clay. 

4 His living power, and dying love, 
Redeem’d unhappy men! 

And rais’d the ruins of our race 
To life and God again. 

5 To thee, dear Lord, our flesh and soul 
We joyfully resign ; 

Blest Jesus, take us for thy own,— 
For we are doubly thine. 

6 Thine honour shall for ever be 
The bus’ness of our days ; 

For ever shall our thankful tongues 
Speak thy deserved praise. ] 


HYMN 79. C. M. Sunday. Christmas. el 


Praise to the Redeemer. 
pl pix G’D in a gulf of dark despair 
We wretched sinners lay— 
‘Without one cheerful beam of hope, 
Or spark of glimm’ring day ! 
a 2 With pitying eyes the Prince of grace 
Beheld our helpless grief ; 
o He saw—and (Oh amazing love !) 
He ran to our relief. 
3 Down from the shining seats above, 
With joyful haste he fled, 
e Enter’d the grave in mortal flesh, 
And dwelt among the dead. 
o 4 He spoil’d the powers of darkness thus, 
And brake our iron chains ; 
Jesus has freed our captive souls 
From everlasting pains. 
—5 [In vain the baffled prince of hell 
His cursed projects tries ; 
We, who were doom’d his endless slaves, 
Are rais’d above the skies. ] 
s 6 Oh, for this love let rocks and hills 
Their lasting silence break ; 
And ‘all harmonious human tongues 
The Saviour’s praises speak. 


Book II. HYMN 80, 81. 423 


e 7 (Yes, we will praise thee, dearest Lord ; _ 
— Onur souls are all on flame: 
o Hosanna, round the spacious earth, 
To thine adored Name.) 
uw 8 Angels, assist our mighty joys ; 
Strike all your harps of gold- 
—But when you raise your highest notes, 
His love can ne’er be told. 


HYMN 80. S. M. Dover. [*] 


God’s awful Power and Goodness. 
1[ oO: the almighty Lord, 
How matchless is his power ! 
Tremble, O earth, beneath his word,— 
While all the heavens adore. 

2 Let proud, imperious kings 
Bow low before his throne : 
Crouch to his feet,ye haughty things, 
Or he shall tread you down. 

8 Above the skies he reigns ; 
And, with amazing blows, 
He deals insufferable pains 
On his rebellious foes. 
4 Yet, everlasting God, 
We love to speak thy praise ; 
Thy sceptre’s equal to thy rod,— 
he sceptre of thy grace. 
5 The arms of mighty love 
Defend our Zion well ; 
And heavenly mercy walls us round, 
From Babylon and hell. 
6 Salvation to the King, 
Who sits enthron’d above! 
Thus we adore the God of might, 
And bless the God of love.] 


HYMN 81. C. M. Windsor. [b] 
Our Sin, the Cause of Christ's Death. 
i[ AN D now the scales have left mine eyes, 
Now I begin to see ; 
Oh the curs’d deeds my sins have done! 
What murd’rous things they be! 
2 Were these the traitors, dearest Lord, 
That thy fair body tore ? ; 


Monsters—that stain’d those heavenly hi 
With floods of purple gore? — 

3 Was it for crimes that I had done, 
My dearest Lord was slain,— 

When justice seiz’d God’s only Son, 
And put his soul to pain ? 

4 Forgive my guilt, O Prince of Peace! 
I’Il wound my God no more: 

Hence, from my heart, ye sins, be gone, 
For Jesus I adore. 

5 Furnish me, Lord, with heavenly arms 
From grace’s magazine ; 

And J’ll proclaim eternal war 
With ev’ry darling sin.]} 

HYMN 82. C. M. Mear. [*] 


Triumph over Spiritual Enemies. 
1 Di Wag cy. my soul, my joyful powers, 
And triumph in my God; 
Awake, my voice, and loud proclaim 
His glorious grace abroad. 
2 He rais’d me from the deeps of sin,x— 
The gates of gaping hell ; 
And fix’d my standing more secure, 
Than ’twas before I fell. 
3 The arms of everlasting love 
Beneath my soul he plac’d; 
And on the rock of ages set 
My slipp’ry footsteps fast. 
4 The city of my blest abode 
Is wall’d around with grace ; 
Salvation for a bulwark stands, 
To shield the sacred place. 
5 Satan may vent his sharpest spite, 
And all his legions roar : 
Almighty mercy guards my life, 
And bounds his raging power. 
o 6 Arise, my soul, awake, my voice, 
And tunes of pleasure sing ; 
o Loud hallelujahs shall address 
My Saviour and my King. 


HYMN 83. C. M. Mear. [*] 
The Passion and Exzaltation of Christ. 


d1 vT HUS saith the Ruler of the skies, 
Awake, my dreadful sword: 


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‘BookIk §  HYMNad. 425 


Awake, my wrath, and smite the Man, 
My F. ellow, saith the Lord. 
—2 Vengeance receiv’d the dread command, 
And armed down she flies ; 
e Jesus submits t’ his Father’s hand, 
a And bows his head—and dies. 
o 3 But, oh! the wisdom and the grace, 
That join with vengeance now! 
e He dies to save our guilty race ; 
o And yet he rises too. 
—4 A person so divine was he, 
Who yielded to be slain, 
That he could give his soul away, 
And take his life again. 
o 5 Live, glorious Lord, and reign on high, 
Let ev’ry nation sing ; 


_g And angels sound, with endless joy, 


The Saviour and the King. ] 
HYMN 84. S. M. Watchman. [*] 


e Passion and Exaltation of Christ. 
1 C OME, all harmonious tongues, 
Your noblest music bring ; 
*Tis Christ, the everlasting God, 
And Christ, the man, we sing. 
2 ‘Tell how he took our flesh, 
To take away our guilt! 
Sing the dear drops of sacred blood, 
That hellish monsters spilt. 


p 3 _ [Alas! the cruel spear 


Went deep into his side; 
And the rich flood of purple gore 
The murd’rous weapon dy’d. 
4 The waves of swelling grief 
Did o’er his bosom roll ; 
And mountains of Almighty ‘wrath 
Lay heavy on his soul.] 
a5 Down to the shades of death, 
He bow’d his awful head : 
o Yet he arose to live and reign, 
When death itself is dead. 
—6 No more the bloody spear, 
The cross and nails no more! 
d For hell itself shakes at his name, 
all the heavens adore. 


—1 There the Redeemer sits, — ova ® 
High on the Father’s throne ; . 
e The Father lays his vengeance by, ll 
And smiles upon his Son. 
g 8 There his full glories shine, ig 
With uncreated rays, 
And bless his saints’ and angels’ eyes, ; 
To everlasting days. 


HYMN 85. C. M. Canterbury. St. Ann’s. [*] 
Sufficiency of Pardon. all 
el W HY does your face, ye humble souls, 
Those mournful colours wear! 
What doubts are these that waste your faith, — 
And nourish your despair ? . 
—2 What though your num’rous sins exceed 
The stars that fill the skies— 
And, aiming at th’ eternal throne, 
Like pointed mountains rise ? 
3 What though your mighty guilt beyond 
The wide creation swell ; 
And have its curst foundations laid 
Low, as the deeps of hell >— 
e 4 See, here an endless ocean flows 
Of never-failing grace ; 
Behold a dying Saviour’s veins 
The sacred flood increase ! 
o 5 It rises high, and drowns the hills, 
Has neither shore nor bound ; 
—Now if we search to find our sins, 
Our sins can ne’er be found. 
o 6 Awake, our hearts, adore the grace, 
That buries all our faults ; 
And pard’ning blood, that swells above’ 
Our follies and our thoughts. 


HYMN 86. C. M. China. [b] 
Freedom from Sin and Misery, in Heaven. 
p 1 [CUR sins, alas! how strong they be! 
And, like a violent sea, 
They break our duty, Lord, to thee, 
And hurry us away. 
d 2 The waves of trouble, how they rise! 
How loud the tempests roar! | 


426 HYMN 85,86. 


mom 


| Book II. HYMN 87, 88. 427 


-e But death shall land our weary souls, 
Safe, on the heavenly shore. 
$ There, to fulfil his sweet commands, 
Our speedy feet shall move: 
No sin shall clog our winged zeal, 
Or cool our burning love. 
o 4 There shall we sit, and sing, and tell 
The wonders of his grace ; 
Till heavenly raptures fire our hearts, 
And smile in every face. 
—5 For éver his dear, sacred name 
Shall dwell upon our tongue ; 
o And Jesus and salvation be 
The close of ev’ry song.] 
HYMN 87. C. M. Arundel. Bedford. [*] 


The Divine Glories above our Reason. 
el a aicnerats great, how glorious bright, 
: Must our Creator be— 
Who dwells amidst the dazzling light 
Of vast infinity. 
—2 Our soaring spirits upward rise, 
Tow’rd the celestial throne : 
e Fain would we see the blessed Three, 
And the almighty One 
— Our reason stretches all its wings, 
And climbs above the skies ; 
e But still how far beneath thy feet, 
Our grov’ling reason lies! 
a 4 Lord, here we bend our humble souls, 
And awfully adore : 
For the weak pinions of our mind 
Can stretch a thought no more. 
g 5 Thy glories infinitely rise 
Above our lab’ring tongue ; 
In vain the highest seraph tries 
To form an equal song. 
e 6 In humble notes our faith adores 
The great, mysterious King ; 
o While angels strain their nobler powers, 
And sweep th’ immortal string. 


HYMN 88. C. Se sleet Devizes. [*] 
1 SALVATION! ey ‘the joyful sound ! 


Tis pleasure to our ears* 


428 HYMN 89, 90. 


A sovereign balm for ev’ry wound, 
A cordial for our fears. — 
e 2 Bury’d in sorrow and in sin, 
At hell’s dark door we lay ;—= 
o But we arise, by grace Divine, i“ 
To see a heavenly day. 
s 3 Salvation! let the echo fly 
The spacious earth around ; 
g While all the armies of the sky ' 
Conspire to raise the sound. 


HYMN s9. C. M. Mear. [*] 
Christ’s Victory over Satan. 
1 fl ; OSANNA to our conqu’ring King! 
The prince of darkness flies :. 
His troops rush headlong down to hell, 
Like lightning from the skies, 
e 2 There, bound in chains, the lions roar, 
And. fright the rescu’d sheep ; 
—But heavy bars confine their power 
And malice to the deep. 
o 3 Hosanna to our conqu’ring King! 
All hail, incarnate Love! 
Ten thousand songs and glories wait, 
To crown thy head above. 
s 4 Thy vict’ries and thy deathless fame 
Through the wide world shall run ; 
And everlasting ages sing 
The triumphs thou hast won. 


HYMN 90. C. M. Colchester. [*] 
Pardon and Sanctification in Christ. 
e1 Ho’ sad our state by nature is! 
Our sin, how deep it stains! 
e And Satan binds our captive minds, 
Fast in his slavish chains. 
o 2 But there’s a voice of sov’reign grace 
Sounds from the sacred word ; 
d ‘Ho! ye despairing sinners, come, 
‘ And trust upon the Lord.’ 
o 3 My soul obeys th’ almighty call, 
And runs to this relief ; 
—I would believe thy promise, Lord ; 
e Oh! help my unbelief. 


Book Il. HYMN 91. 429 


4 [To the dear fountain of thy blood, 
Incarnate God, I fly ; 
Here let me wash my spotted soul 
| From crimes of deepest dye. 
—5 Stretch out thine arm, victorious King, 
My reigning sins subdue ; 
Drive the old Dragon from his seat, 
With all his hellish crew. ] 
p 6 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm, 
On thy kind arms [| fall: 
—Be thou my strength and righteousness, 
My Jesus, and my All. 
HYMN 91. C. M. Aymn 2d. St. Ann’s. [*] 
The Glory of Christ in Heaven. 
1 Ok the delights, the heavenly joys, 
The glories of the place, 
Where Jesus sheds the brightest beams 
Of his o’erflowing grace! 
2 Sweet majesty and awful love 
Sit smiling on his brow ; 
And all the glorious ranks above 
At humble distance bow. 
3 [Princes to his imperial name 
Bend their bright sceptres down; 
Dominions, thrones, and powers rejoice, 
To see him wear the crown. 
4 Archangels sound his lofty praise, 
Through ev’ry heavenly street ; 
And lay their highest honours down, 
Submissive, at his feet.] 
e 5 Those soft, those blessed feet of his, 
That once rude iron tore— 
o High ona throne of light they stand, 
And all the saints adore. 
e 6 His head, the dear majestic head, 
That cruel thorns did wound— 
o See—what immortal glories shine, 
And circle it around ! 
—1 This is the Man, th’ exalted Man, 
Whom we, unseen, adore ; 
But when our eyes behold his face, 
Our hearts shall love him more. 


430 > HYMN 92. Be 

8 [Lord, how our souls are all on fire, 
To see thy bless’d abode ; 

Our tongues rejoice in tunes of praise 
To our incarnate God.] 

9 And while our faith enjoys this sight, 
We long to leave our clay; 

And wish thy fiery chariots, Lord, 
To fetch our souls away. | 


HYMN 92. C. M. Arundel. [*] 


The Church saved, and her Enemies disappointed. 
1[ hehe to the Lord, and let our joys 
Through the whole nation run ; 

Ye western skies, resound the noise 
Beyond the rising sun. 

2 Thee, mighty God, our souls admire, 
Thee our glad voices sing; 

And join with the celestial choir, 
To praise th’ eternal King. 

3 Thy power the whole creation rules, 
And, on the starry skies, 

Sits smiling at the weak designs, 
Thine envious foes devise. 

4 Thy scorn derides their feeble rage, 
And, with an awful frown, 

Flings vast confusion on their plots, 
And shakes their Babel down. 

5 (Their secret fires in caverns lay, 
And we the sacrifice ; 

But gloomy caverns strove in vain, 
To ’scape all-searching eyes. 

6 Their dark designs were all reveal’d, 
Their treasons all betray’d ; 

Praise to the Lord, that broke the snare 
Their cursed hands had laid.) 

7 In vain the busy sons of hell 
Still new rebellions try: 

Their souls shall pine with envious rage, 
And vex away and die. © 

8 Almighty grace defends our land, 
From their malicious power; 

Then let us, with united songs, 
Almighty grace adore. ] 


ook I HYMN 93, 94. 431 


HYMN 93. S. M. Bingham. Newton. [*] 
God all and in all, Psalm Ixxii, 25. 
1 God, my life, my love, 
To thee, to thee I call; 
I cannot live, if thou remove, 
For thou art all in all. 
2 Thy shining grace can cheer 
his dungeon where I dwell ; 
*Tis paradise, when thou art here; 
If thou depart, ’tis hell. 
3 [The smilings of thy face, 
How amiable they are! 
*Tis heaven to rest in thine embrace ; 
And no where else but there. 
4 ‘To thee, and thee alone, 

The angels owe their bliss ; 
They sit around thy gracious throne, 
And dwell where Jesus is.] 

5 Not all the harps above 
Can make a heavenly place, 
If God his residence remove, 
Or but conceal his face. 
6 Nor earth, nor all the sky, 
Can one delight afford ; 
No, not a drop of real joy, 
Without thy presence, Lord. 
7 Thou art the sea of love, 
Where all my pleasures roll ; 
The circle where my passions move, 
And centre of my soul. 

8 [To thee my spirits fly, 
With infinite desire ; 

And yet, how far from thee I lie! 


Dear Jesus, raise me higher.] 


HYMN 94. C. M. St. Ann’s. Abridge. [*] 
God, my only Happiness. Psalm Ixxiii, 25. 
1 M* God, my portion, and my love, 
My everlasting All, 

I’ve none but thee in heaven above, 
Or on this earthly ball. 

2 What empty things are all the skies! 

And this inferior clod! 


- 7 a , 
432 HYMN 95. i 


There’s nothing here deserves my joys,— 


There’s nothing like my God. 
8 [In vain the bright, the burning sun 
Scatters his feeble light : . 
Tis thy sweet beams create my noon; ~~ 
If thou withdraw, ’tis night. ove a 
4 And whilst upon my restless bed, a 
Amongst the shades I roll ; 
If my Redeemer shows his head, 
Tis morning to my soul.] 
5 To thee we owe our wealth, and friends, © 
And health, and safe abode; 
Thanks to thy Name for meaner things,—. 
But they are not my God. 
6 How vain a toy is glitt’rmg wealth, 
If once compar’d to thee ? 
Or what’s my safety or my health, 
Or all my friends to me: 
7 Were I possessor of the earth, 
And call’d the stars my own; 
Without thy graces and Thyself, 
I were a wretch undone. 
8 Let others stretch their arms like seas, __ 
And grasp im all the shore ; ; 
Grant me the visits of thy face, 
And I desire no more. 


HYMN 95. C. M. Bishopsgate. [b]} 
Looking on Him whom we pierced. 
pl Lees grief! amazing wo!— 
Behold my bleeding Lord !— 
—Hell and the Jews conspir’d his death, 
rt ae “ash Roman apie , 
2 Oh, the sharp pangs of smarting pain 
: My dear Redeemer bore— ita is 
When knotty whips, and ragged thorns, 
His sacred body tore. 2 
—3 But knotty whips, and ragged thorns, 
In vain,do I accuse ; 
In vain I blame the Roman bands, 
And the more spiteful Jews. 
e 4 ’Twere you, my sins, my cruel sins, 
His chief tormentors were; 


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Il. © HYMN 96, 97. 433 
Each of my crimes became a nail, 
And unbelief a spear. 
5 ’Twere you that pull’d the vengeance down 
pon his guiltless head : 
o Break, break, my heart, oh, burst, mine eyes, 
e And let my sorrows bleed. 
o 6 Strike, mighty grace, my flinty soul, 
ill melting waters flow! 
And deep repentance drown mine eyes 
In undissembled wo. 


HYMN 96. C. M. Isle of Wight. [b *] 
Angels punished, and Man saved. 
1 ate headlong from their native skies, 
The rebel angels fell ; 
o And thunder-bolts of flaming wrath 
Pursu’d them deep to hell. 
2 Down from the top of earthly bliss, 
Rebellious man was hurl’d ; 
e And Jesus stoop’d beneath the grave, 
To reach a sinking world. 
o 3 Oh, love of infinite degree! 
Unmeasurable grace ! 
e Must heaven’s eternal Darling die, 
To save a trait’rous race ? 
p 4 Must angels sink for ever down, 
And burn in quenchless fire— 
—While God forsakes his shining throne, 
To raise us wretches higher ? 
s 5 Oh, for this love, let earth and skies 
With hallelujahs ring ; 
And the full choir of human tongues 


All hallelujahs sing. 
HYMN 97. L. M. Psalm 97th. [b*] 
el 'ROM heaven the sinning angels fell, 
a And wrath and darkness chain’d them 


e But man, vile man, forsook his bliss—[down: 
o And mercy lifts him to a crown. 
g 2 Amazing work of sovereign grace, 
That could distinguish rebels so! 
e Our guilty treason call’d aloud 
For everlasting fetters too. 
37 


434 HYMN 98, 99. 
o 3 To thee, to thee, almighty Love, — 
Our souls, ourselves, our all we pay; 

s Millions of tongues shall sound thy praise, i 

On the bright hills of heavenly day. rm 


HYMN 9s. C. M. Windsor. Wantoge. [b] 


Hardness of Heart complained of. 


1 M<« heart, how dreadful hard it is! 


How heavy here it lies! ™ 
Heavy and cold within my breast, - 
Just like a rock of ice! 
2 Sin, like a raging tyrant, sits 4 


Upon this flinty throne ; ; 
And ev’ry grace lies bury’d deep, ? 
Beneath this heart of stone. J 
3 How seldom do I rise to God, % 
Or taste the joys above! 
This mountain presses down my faith, 
And chills my flaming love. 
4 When smiling mercy courts my soul, 
With all its heavenly charms ; 
This stubborn, this relentless thing, 
Would thrust it from my arms. 
5 Against the thunders of thy word, 
Rebellious I have stood ; 
My heart—it shakes not at the wrath, 
And terrours, of a God. 
6 Dear Saviour, steep this rock of mine 
In thine own crimson sea! 
None but a bath of blood divine, 
Can melt the flint away. 


HYMN 99. C. M. Bedford. [b*] | 
The Book of God’s Decrees. 
pl TT, ET the whole race of creatures lie, 
Abas’d, before their God : 
—Whate’er his sovereign voice has form’d 
He governs with a nod. 
e 2 (Ten thousand ages ere the skies 1h 
Were into motion brought,— 
All the long years and worlds to come 
Stood present to his thought. 
—3 There’s not a sparrow, nor a Worm, 
But’s found in his decrees; ts 
. rif 


Book II. HYMN 100. 488 
o He raises monarchs to their thrones, 
e And sinks them as he please.) 
o 4 If light attends the course I run, 
Tis he provides those rays: 
e And ’tis his hand that hides my sun, 
If darkness clouds my days. 
—5 Yet I could not be much concern’d, 
Nor vainly long to see 
The volumes of his deep decrees, 
What months are writ for me. 
-e@ 6 When he reveals the book of life, 
Oh, may I read my name 
o Amongst the chosen of his love, 
The foll’wers of the Lamb.] 
HYMN 100. L. M. Carthage. [b] 
Presence of Christ the Life of my Soul. 
1 HOW full of anguish is the thought,— 
How it distracts and tears my heart,— 
If God at last, my sovereign Judge, 
Should frown, and bid my soul—depart ! 
2 Lord, when I quit this earthly stage, 
Where shall I fly—but to thy breast ? 
For I have sought no other home: 
For I have learn’d no other rest. 
3 I cannot live contented here, 
Without some glimpses of thy face ; 
And heaven, without thy presence there, 
Will be a dark and tiresome place. 
4 When earthly cares engross the day, 
And hold my thoughts aside from thee, 
The shining hours of cheerful light 
Are long and tedious years to me. 
5 And if no evening visit’s paid 
Between my Saviour and my soul, 
How dull the night! how sad the shade! 
How mournfully the minutes roll ! 
6 This flesh of mine might learn as soon 
To live, yet part with all my blood; 
To breathe, when vital air is gone, 
Or thrive and grow without my food. 
7 (Christ is my light, my life, my care, 
My blessed hope, my heavenly prize ; 
Dearer than all my passions are, 
My limbs, my bowels, or my eyes. 


wv 


436 | HYMN 101, 102. 


8 The strings that twine about my | 
Tortures and racks may tear them off 5 % 
But they can never, never part 58 
With their dear hold of Christ, my Love: ), 

9 My God—and can a humble child; => 
Who loves thee with a flame so high, 

Be ever from thy face exil’d, * 
Without the pity of thine eyeP) 
10 Impossible !—For thine own aauie- J 4 
Have ty’d my heart so fast to thee ; 
And in thy book the promise stands, ss 
That where thou art, thy friends must be. J 


HYMN 101. C. M. Bangor. [*] 
The World's three chief Temptations. -_ 
1 DWV HEN, in the light of faith divine, 
We look on things below,— 
Honour, and gold, and sensual joy, 
How vain and dangerous too! 
2 (Honour’s a puff of noisy breath ; 
Yet men expose their bl 
And venture everlasting death, 
To gain that airy good. 
3 While others starve the nobler mind, 
And feed on shining dust ; 
They rob the serpent of his ‘food, 
T’ indulge a sordid lust.) 
4 The pleasures that allure our sense 
Are dang’rous snares to souls; - 
There’s but a drop of flatt’rmg sweet, 
And dash’d with bitter bowls. 
5 God is mine all-sufficient good, 
My portion and my choice ; 
In him my vast desires are fill’d, 
And all my powers rejoice. _ 
6 In vain the world accosts my ear, 
And tempts my heart anew ; 
T cannot buy your bliss so dear, 
Nor part with heaven for you.] _ 


HYMN 102. L. M. Armley. mT 


lappy Resurrection. — 


1 N2&: is lr Besiag at death no more, ~ 
But with a cheerful gasp resign, 


Book I. HYMN 103. 437 


To the cold dungeon of the grave, 
These dying, with’ring limbs of mine. 
e 2 Let worms devour my wasting flesh, 
And crumble all my bones to dust :— 
o My God shall raise my frame anew, 
At the revival of the just. 
s 3 Break, sacred morning, through the skies, 
—Bring that delightful—dreadful day ; 
o Cut short the hours, dear Lord, and come ; ; 
e Thy ling’ring wheels—how long they stay! 
- 4 [Our wearied spirits faint to see 
The light of thy returning face ; 
_ And hear the language of those lips, 
Where God has shed his richest grace. 
o 5 Haste then upon the wings of love, 
Rouse all the pious, sleeping clay ; 
That we may join in heavenly joys, 
And sing the triumphs of the day.] 


HYMN 103. C. M. St. Ann’s. [*] 
Christ's Commission. John iii, 16, 17. 
1 IC OME, happy souls, approach your God, 
With new melodious songs ; 
Come, tender to Almighty grace 
The tributes of your tongues. 
e 2 So strange, so boundless was the love, 
That pity’d dying men, 
The Father sent his equal Son, 
___ To give them life again. 
—3 'Thy hands, dear Jesus, were not arm’d 
With a revenging rod ; 
No hard commission to perform— 
The vengeance of a God. 
e 4 But all was mercy, all was mild, 
And wrath forsook the throne, 
o When Chiist on the kind errand came, 
And brought salvation down. 
—5 Here, sinners, you may heal your wounds, 
And wipe your sorrows dry ; . 
o Trust in the mighty Saviour’s name, 
And you shall never die. 
e 6 See;dearest Lord; our willing souls, 
Accept thine offer'd 8Tace § 14 


458 HYMN 104, 105. Bo 


o We bless the great Redeemer’s love, ae 
o And give the F athe praise. Jae 


HYMN 104. S.M. Peckham. ['] 


Christ’s Mediate 
1 hk. your triumphant songs to 
To an immortal tune ; 
o Let the wide earth resound the deeds, 
, Celestial grace has done. . 
o 2. Sing how Eternal Love > 
Its chief Beloved chose ; 
And bid him raise our ruin’d race, 
From their abyss of woes. 
—3 His hand no thunder bears, 
No terrour clothes his brow ; 
No bolts to drive our guilty souls 
To fiercer flames below. 
e 4 Twas mercy fill’d the throne, 
And wrath stood silent by— 
When Christ was sent with pardons down, 
To rebels doom’d to die. 
o 5. Now, sinners, dry your tears, 
Let hopeless sorrow cease ; 
d Bow to the sceptre of his love, 
And take the offer’d peace. 
e 6 Lord, we obey thy call; 
— We lay a humble claim’ 
To the salvation thou hast brought ; 
Oo And love and praise thy name. 


HYMN 105. C. M. Reading. [b] 
Repentance flowing from Divine Patience. 
el AN D are we wretches yet alive ! 
-& And do we yet rebel ! 
e ’Tis boundless—'tis amazing love,— 
That bears us up from hell! 
2 The burden of our weighty guilt 
Would sink us down to flames ; 
And threat’ning vengeance rolls above, +. 
To crush our feeble frames. 
d 3 Almighty goodness cries—Forbear! 
And strait the thunder stays: 
e And dare we now provoke his igre vs 
And weary out his grace? 


Book II. HYMN 106, i07. 


ae 


p4 Lord, we have long abus’d thy love, 
Too long indulg’d our sin; 
Our aching hearts e’en bleed to see 
What rebels we have been. 
o 5 No more, ye lusts, shall ye command ; : 
No more will we obey; 
Stretch out, O God, thy conqu’ring hand 
And drive thy foes away. 


. “Sr Soest er eee Ee 
_ HYMN 106. C. M. Isle of Wight. Bangor. ii) 


Repentance at the Cross. 
pl oO: if my soul was form’d for wo, 
How would I vent my sighs! 
Repentance should like rivers flow, 
From both my streaming eyes. 
*Twas for my sins, my dearest Lord 
Hung on the cursed tree,— 
And groan’d away a dying life, 
For thee, my soul, for thee. 
—3 Oh, how I hate these lusts of mine, 
That crucify’d my God ; 
Those sins, that pierc’d and nail’d his flesh, 
__ Fast to the fatal wood. 
d 4 Yes, my Redeemer, they shall die ! 
My heart has so decreed ; 
Nor will I spare the guilty things, 
That made my Saviour bleed. 
e 5 Whilst with a melting, broken heart, 
My murder’d Lord I view, 
o [Jl raise revenge against my sins, 
And slay the murd’rers too. 


439 


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HYMN 107. C. M. Windsor. ; 
Everlasting Absence of God indoor. Sax 
1 dines awful day will surely come, — 
Th’ appointed hour makes haste— 
When I must stand before my Judge, 
And pass the solemn test. % 
e 2 Thou lovely chief of all my joys, 
Thou Sovereign of my heart, 
How could J bear to hear thy voice 
d Pronounce the sound; Depart!» 
e 3 The thunder of that dismal word 
Would so distress mpear,’ > © 


. 

440 HYMN 108. © 
a ’Twould tear my soul asunder, L ord, ; at; re 
With most tormenting fdakepi nse! ov 
p 4 What—to be banish’d for my” Tie,» Oe 

And yet forbid to die! Wy 


To Jinger in eternal pain, iy st uf, dom 
Yet death for ever fly! 
a 5 Oh, wretched state of dean despair, +e 
, ; “ 


To see my God remove— | 
Ané@ fix my doleful station where ~— 
-T must not taste his love! ©. 5 « 
6 [Jesus, | throw. my arms around, 
And hang upon thy breast; 
Without a gracious smile froin thee, 
My spirit cannot rest.] ae 
o 7 Oh! tell’ me that my worthless name 
Is graven on thy hands; 
Shew me some promise in thy book, 
Where my ‘salvation stands. " 
8 [Give me one kind, assuring word, 
To sink my fears again ; 
And cheerfully my soul shall wait 
Her threescore years and ten.] 


HYMN 108. C. M. SF. ebb ott. fad Ylete 
Access to the Throne of Grace by a Mediator. 
] C OME, let us lift our joyful eyes 
Up to the courts above; "~ 
And ‘simile to see our Father there, 
Upon a throne of love. 
e 2 Once ’twas a seat of dreadful rath’ 
__ And shot devouring flame; _ 
Our God appear’d consuming fire, 
And Vengeance was his name. 
—3 Rich were the drops of Jesus’ bloody» 14 
- That, calm’d his frowning facéy 
That sprinkled o’er his burning thrones.) i 
And turn’d the wrath to graces», 5 


fa 


o 4 Now we may bow before his feetnoi! Lary 
And venture near the Lord; .- » 
No fiery:cherub guards his, seat, |! boas ivrolt 


Nor double flaming:swords: jo .gope0'l i) 
—5 The jieaceful, gates of, eis bliss!'!’ &¢ 9 
Are open’d by the Son3;)-'h ov bina lf 


Book Il. HYMN 109, 110. AAT 
o High let us raise our notes of praise, 
_And reach th’ Almighty throne. 
s 6 Yo thee ten thousand thanks we bring, 
Great Advocate on high ; 
And glory to th’ eternal King, 
Who lays his fury by. 


HYMN 109. L. M. Islington. [b] 


4 The darkness of Providence. . 

ty, ORD, we adore thy vast designs, 
Th’ obscure abyss of Providence! 

p Too deep to sound with mortal lnes,— 
Too dark to view with feeble sense. 

e 2 Now thou array’st thine awful face 
In angry frowns, without a smile: 

—We, through the cloud, believe thy grace, 
Secure of thy compassion still. 
3 Through seas, and storms of deep distress, 
We sail by faith, and not by sight ; 
Faith guides us in the wilderness, 
Through all the briers and the night. 

e 4 Dear Father, if thy lifted rod 
Resolve to scourge us here below, 

—Still we must lean upon our God; 

o Thine arm shall bear us safely through.] 


HYMN 110. S. M. Aylesbury. Kibworth. [*] 
Death and the Resurrection. 
a1 ANE must this body die ? 
This mortal frame decay? ‘ 
a And must these active limbs of mine 
Lie mould’ring im the clay? nae 
—2 Corruption, earth, and worms, : 
Shall but refine this flesh ; 
o Till my triumphant spirit comes, 
To put it on afresh. 
—3 God, my Redeemer, lives, 
And often from the skies 
Looks down and watches all my dust— 
Till he shall bid it rise. 
0 4. Array’d in glorious grace, 
Shall these vile bodies shine ; 
And ev’ry shape, and ev’ry face, 
Look heavenly and divine. — 


442 HYMN 111,112. __ Bo 
—5 These lively hopes we owe MED RUE Ce 
To Jesus’ dying love ; i 
We would adore his grace below; ee 
And sing his power above. Lg 
6 Dear Lord, accept the praise | 
Of these our humble songs 3. iF 
o Till tunes of nobler sound we raise, -@ 
With our immortal tongues. 


HYMN 111. C. M. Michan. 


God's Dominion, and our Deliverance. a 
1 Y fet rejoice, and, Judah, sing ; 3 
he Lord assumes his throne : F 
Come, let us own the heavenly King, = 
And make his glories known. 
2 The great, the wicked, and the proud, 
From their high seats are hurl’d ; 
Jehovah rides upon a cloud, 
And thunders through the world, 
3 He reigns upon th’ eternal hills, 
Distributes mortal crowns ; 
Empires are fix’d beneath his smiles, 
And totter at his frowns. 
4 Navies, that rule the ocean wide, 
Are vanquish’d by his breath : 
And legions, arm’d with power and pride, 
Descend to wat’ry death. 
5 Let tyrants make no more pretence 
To vex our happy land ; 
Jehovah’s name is our defence ; 
Our buckler is his hand. 
6 Still may the King of grace descend, _ 
To rule us by his word ; 
And all the honours we can give 
Be offer’d to the Lord.] 


. HYMN 112. L. M. Oporto. [*] 
Angels ministering to Christ and Saints, 
1 REAT God! to what a glorious height 
Hast thou advanc’d the Lord, thy Toe 
Angels, in all their robes of light, — 
Are made the servants of his throne. 
e 2 Before his feet thine armies wait, 
o And swift as flames of fire they move, — 


Ye ki 

Book II. HYMN 113. 

To manage his affairs of state, 

_ In works of vengeance—and of love. 

8 [His orders run through all the hosts; 

Legions descend at his command, 

To shield and guard our native coasts, 
When foreign rage invades our land. ] 

-o 4 Now they are sent to guide our feet, 
Up to the gates of thine abode; 
Through all the dangers that we meet, © 
In travelling the heavenly road. 

—5 Lord, when IJ leave this mortal ground, 
And thou shalt bid me rise and come— 
Send a beloved angel down, 

Safe to conduct my spirit home. 


448 


HYMN 113. C. M. Mear. [*] 
The Same. 
1 Ma lage majesty of Solomon, 
How glorious to behold! 
The servants waiting round his throne, 
The iv’ry and the gold. 
2 But, mighty God, thy palace shines 
With far superiour beams ; 
Thine angel-guards are swift as winds; 
Thy ministers are flames. 
3 (Soon as thine only Son had made 
His entrance on the earth, 
A shining army downward fled, 
To celebrate his birth. 


4 And when, oppress’d with pains and fears, 


On the cold ground he lies, 

Behold a heavenly form appears, 
T’ allay his agonies.) 

5 Now to the hands of Christ, our King, 
Are all their legions given; 

They wait upon his saints, and bring 
His chosen heirs to heaven. 


6 Pleasure and praise run through their host, 


To see a sinner turn ;— 

That Satan has a captive lost, 
And Christ a subject born. 

7 But there’s an hour of brighter joy, 
When he his angel sends, 


444 HYMN 114, 115. 


Obstinate rebels to destroy, 
And gather in his frien s. 
8 Oh! could I say without a aah, - 
There shall my soul be found,— % 
Then let the great archangel shout, 
And the last trumpet sound. 


HYMN 114. C. M. Christmas. Sunday. 7 2 
Christ’s Death, Victory, and Dominion. 
1 I SING my Saviour’s wondrous death ; 
He conquer’d when he fell ; i 
°Tis Finish’d ! said his dying breath, ‘ 
And shook the gates of hell. 
2 ?Tis Finish’d! our Emmanuel cries, é 
The dreadful work is done! 
Hence shall his sovereign throne arise ; 
His kingdom is begun. 
3 His cross a sure foundation laid, 
For glory and renown; 
When through the regions of the dead f 
He pass’d, to reach the crown. 
4 Exalted at his Father’s side, 
Sits our victorious Lord ; 


eq! | } 


To heaven and hell his hands divide ¥ 
The vengeance or reward. 
5 The saints from his propitious eye © ' 


Await their sev’ral crowns ; 
And all the sons of darkness fly 
The terrour of his frowns. 


HYMN 115. C. M. Bedford. [*] 
IG i. AE ie a: of his seh th 
1 as the heavens above the ground, 
H Reigns the Creator God ; . 
Wide as the whole creation’s bound, 
Extends his awful rod. 
2 Let princes of exalted state uv! 
To him ascribe their crown } ary 
Render their homage at his feet, al 
And cast their glories down. Ri? 
e 3 Know that his kingdom is supreme; 
Your lofty thoughts are vain: : a 
He calls you gods, that awful name, 
But ye must die like men, — 


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- 3 


thle lik aa 

ook Il. © HYMN 116—118. 445 
o 4 Then let the sovereigns of the globe 
' Not dare to vex the just; 

| He puts on vengeance like a robe, 

_ And treads the worms to dust. 

e 5 Ye judges of the earth, be wise, 

___ And think of heaven with fear ; 

_ The meanest saint that you despise 

| Has an avenger there. 

| HYMN 116. C. M. Swanwick. [*] 

| 


| Mercies and Thanks. 

ral j j OW can I sink with such a prop, 

: As my eternal God,— 

g Who bears the earth’s huge pillars up, 

_ And spreads the heavens abroad ? 

e 2 How can I die while Jesus lives, 

__ Who rose and left the dead! 

—Pardon and grace my soul receives, 

From mine exalted head. 

9 3 All that I am, and all I have, 

__ Shall be for ever thine ! 

| Whate’er my duty bids me give, 

_ My cheerful hands resign. 

—4 Yet if I might make some reserve, 
And duty did not call ; 

o I love my God with zeal so great, 

That I should give him all.] 


HYMN 117. L. M. Green’s. [*] 
Living and dying with God present. 


ty CANNOT bear thine absence, Lord, 
My life expires if thou depart ; 
_ Be thou, my heart, still near my God, 
' And thou, my God, be near my heart. 
_ 2 I was not born for earth or sin, 
' Nor can I live on things so vile ; 
| Yet I will stay my Father’s time, 
' And hope, and wait for heaven a while. ° 
3 Then, dearest Lord, in thine embrace, 
_ Let me resign my fleeting breath ; 
| And, with a smile upon my face, 
Pass the important hour of Death.] 


| HYMN 118. L. M. Newcourt. [b*] 
| The Priesthood of Christ. 


| 
| a Bee? has a voice to pierce the skies ; 
Revenge—the blood of Abel cries ; 


446 HYMN 119, 120. 
e But the dear stream, w Christ was sl 
f ae evry vein. . 


—Speaks peace—as loud, 
2 Pardon and peace from God on high ; 
Behold he lays his vengeance by ; 

And rebels, who deserve his sword, 
Become the fav’rites of the Lord. 
o 3 To Jesus let our praises rise, 
Who gave his life a sacrifice ; 
Now he appears before our God, 4 
And, for our pardon, pleads his blood. 
HYMN 119. C. M. Plymouth. [b*] 


The Holy Scriptures. 
1 Tae with guilt and full of fears, — 
I fly to thee, my Lord; 
And not a glimpse of hope appears, 
But in thy written word. 
2 The volume of my Father’s grace 
Does all my grief assuage : 
Here I behold my Saviour’s face, i 
Almost in ev’ry page 
3 (This is the field where hidden lies 5 
The pearl, of price unknown ; 
That merchant is divinely wise, ~ 
Who makes the pearl his own.) 
4 (Here consecrated water flows, 
To quench my thirst of sin ; 
Here the fair tree of knowledge grows, 
No danger dwells therein.) 
5 This is the Judge that ends the strgy 
Where wit and reason fail; - 
My guide to everlasting life, 
Through all this gloomy vale. 
6 Oh! may thy counsels, mighty God, 
My roving feet command ; 
Nor I forsake the happy road 
That leads to thy right hand. 
HYMN 120. 8S. M. Aylesbury. Bb 


The Law and Gospel joined in Scripture. 
1 HE Lord declares his will, 
And keeps the world in awe; 
e Amidst the smoke of Sinai’s hill, : 
Breaks out his fiery law. 
—2 The Lord reveals his face, | pp Sant 
And, smiling from above, 


Book Ti. | HYMN 121, 122. 447 


0 Sends down the gospel of his grace, 
| Tl’ epistles of his love. 
—8 These sacred words impart 
Our Maker’s just commands ; 
e The pity of his melting heart, 
0 And vengeance of his hands. 
—4 (Hence we awake our fear; 
We draw our comfort hence ; 
The arms of grace are treasur’d here, 
And armour of defence.) 
5 (We learn Christ crucify’d, 
And here behold his blood : 
All arts and knowledges beside 
Will do us little good.) 
6 We read the heavenly word, 
We take the offer’d grace, 
Obey the statutes of the Lord, 
And trust his promises. 
0% In vain shall Satan rage 
Against a book divine,— 
e Where wrath and lightning guard the page, 
o Where beams of mercy shine. 
HYMN 121. L. M. Armley. [b *] 
ee The Law and Gospel distinguished. 
1 HE law commands, and makes us know 
What duties to our God we owe; 
o But ’tis the gospel must reveal 
Where lies our strength to do his will. 
e 2 The law discovers guilt and sin, 
And shews how vile our hearts have been: 
o Only the gospel can express 
Forgiving love and cleansing grace. 
e 3 What curses does the law denounce 
Against the man who fails but once ? 
o But in the gospel Christ appears, 
Pard’ning the guilt of num’rous years. 
—4 My soul, no more attempt to draw 
Thy life and comfort from the law ; 
a Fly to the hope the gospel gives: 
The man who trusts the promise—lives. 
HYMN 122. L. M. Bethel. [b *] 
Retirement and Meditation. 
1 Y God, permit me not to be 
A stranger to myself and thee ; 


448 HYMN 123, 124. 3 
Amidst a thousand thoughts I rove, Py 
Forgetful of my highest love. | 
e 2 Why should my passions mix with earth, — 
And thus debase my heavenly birth ? 
Why should I cleave to things below, 
And let my God, my Saviour go? 
d 3 Call me away from flesh and sense ; 4. 
One sovereign word can draw me thence ; 
—I would obey the voice divine, 
And all inferiour joys resign. 
e 4 Be earth with all her scenes withdrawn; 
Let noise and vanity be gone: 
a In secret silence of the mind, 
My heaven—and there my God, I find. 


HYMN 193. L. M. Geeen’s. [*] 
The Benefit of Public Ordinances. 


i[ AOS from ev’ry mortal care, 
Away from earth, our souls retreat ; 
We leave this worthless world afar, 
And wait, and worship, near thy seat. 
2 Lord, in the temple of thy grace, 3 
We see thy feet, and we adore ; 4 
We gaze upon thy lovely face, * 
And learn the wonders of thy power. 
p 3 While here our various wants we mourn, — 
United groans ascend on high ; re 
—And prayers produce a quick return 
Of blessings in variety. 
e 4 (If Satan rage, and sin grow strong, 
—Here we receive some cheering word ; 
o We gird the gospel armour on, ‘ 
o To fight the battles of the Lord. 
e 5 Or if our spirit faints and dies, 
—(Our conscience gall’d with inward stings,) 
o Here does the righteous Sun arise, 
With healing beams beneath his wings.) 
e 6 Father, my soul would still abide 
Within thy temple, near thy side : 
But if my feet must hence depart, 
Still keep thy dwelling in my heart.] | 
HYMN 124. C. M. York. [b*] * 


Moses, Aaron, and Joshua. 


1 as not the law of ten commands, 
On holy Sinai given, 


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} 


’ 


Book II. HYMN 125, 126. 449 
And sent to men by Moses’ hands, 
Can bring us safe to heaven. 
2 ’Tis not the blood which Aaron spilt, 
Nor smoke of sweetest smell, 
Can buy the pardon of our guilt, 
Or save our souls from hell. 
e 3 Aaron, the priest, resigns his breath, 
At God’s immediate will ; 
And in the desert yields to death, 
Upon th’ appointed hill. 
4 And thus on Jordan’s yonder side, 
The tribes of Israel stand ; 
While Moses bow’d his head and dy’d, 
Short of the promis’d land. 
o 5 Israel rejoice, now Joshua* leads, 
He’ll bring your tribes to rest: 
So far the Saviour’s name exceeds 
The ruler and the priest. 
HYMN 125. L. M. Pleyel’s. [b] 
Faith and Repentance, Unbelief and Impenitence. 
1 3) pret and immortal joys are given [done ; 
To souls that mourn the sins they’ve 
Children of wrath, made heirs of heaven, 
By faith in God’s eternal Son. 
e 2 Wo to the wretch who never felt 
The inward pangs of pious grief; 
But adds to all his crying guilt 
The stubborn sin of unbelief. 
3 The law condemns the rebel dead ; 
Under the wrath of God he lies: 
a He seals the curse on his own head, 
And with a double vengeance dies.]} 
HYMN 126. C. M. Wareham. [*] 
God glorified in the Gospel. 
1 Ee Lord, descending from above, 
Invites his children near ; 
While power, and truth, and boundless love, 
Display their glories here. 
2 Here, in the gospel’s wondrous frame, 
Fresh wisdom we pursue ; 
d A thousand angels learn thy name, 
eyond whate’er they knew. 
* Joshua same with ge and signifies @ Saviour. 
38 


450 HYMN 127, 128. Ik 
3 Thy name is writ in fairest lines;: 
Thy wonders here we-trace’; 
—Wisdom through all the myst’ aoeitaneny i 
And shines in Jesus’ face. 
4 The law its best obedience owes: 
To our incarnate: God ; 
And thy revenging justice shows: a 
Its honours in his blood. 
o 5 But still the lustre of thy grace: 
Our warmer thoughts employs ; 
Gilds the whole scene with brighter rays;. 
And more exalts our joys. 


HYMN 127. L. M. Portugal. [*], 
Circumcision and Baptism. ; 
1 re did the sons of Abra’am pass 
Under the bloody seal of grace ; 
The young disciples bore the yoke, , 
Till Christ the painful bondage broke. 
2 By milder ways does Jesus prove, 
His Father’s cov’nant and his love ;. 
He seals to saints his glorious grace, 
Nor does forbid their infant race. 
3 Their seed is sprinkled with his blood,. 
Their children set apart for God ; 
His Spirit on their offspring shed 
Like water pour’d upon the head. 
o 4 Let ev’ry saint, with cheerful voice,, 
_ In this large covenant rejoice ; 
Young children, in their early days, 
Shall give the God of Abra’am praise. 


HYMN 128. C. M. China. Plymouth. [b]. 
‘Corrupt Nature from Adam. 
1 LESS’D with the joys of i emer 
Adam our Father stood, 
Till he debas’d his soul to sense, 
And ate th’ unlawful food: 
2 Now we are born a sensual Tace;. 
To sinful joys inclin’d ; 
Reason has lost its native place, 
And flesh enslaves the mind: 
3 While flesh, and sense, and passion reigns, 
Sin is the sweetest good; 


Book. IT.. HYMN 129, 130. 451 
We fancy music in our chains, 
And so forget the load. 
4 Great God, renew our ruim’d frame;— 
Our broken powers restore ; 
Inspire us: with a heavenly flame, 
And flesh shall reign no’ more. 
5 Eternal Spirit, write thy law’ 
Upon our inward parts; 
And let the second Adam draw’ 
His image on our hearts. 


~ HYMN 129. L. M. Bath. Islington. FY 


We walk by Faith, not by Sight. 

1 of = by the faith of joys to come, 
We walk through deserts dark as night; 
Till we arrive at heaven, our home, 
Faith is our guide, and faith our light. 
2 The want of sight she well supplies ; 
She makes the pearly gates appear ; 
Far into distant worlds she pries, 
And brings eternal glories near. 
3 Cheerful we tread the desert through, 
While faith supplies a heavenly ray; 
Though lions roar, and tempests blow, 
And rocks and. dangers fill the way. 
4 So Abra’am, by divine command, 
Left his own house to walk with God; 
His faith beheld the promis’d land, 
And fir’d his zeal along the road. 
HYMN 130. C. M. Sunday. [*], ee 


The New Creation. 
1 TTEND, while God’s exalted Son 
Doth his own glory shew: 
d ‘Behold, I sit upon my throne, 
‘ Creating all things new. 
2 ‘Nature and sin are pass’d away, 
‘And the old Adam dies; 
‘My hands a new foundation lay— 
‘See the new world arise! 7 
3 ‘Vl be a Sun of righteousness 
“'To the new heavens I make; 
‘None, but the new born heirs of grace, 
‘My glories shall partake.’ 
e 4 Mighty Redeemer, set me free 
From my old state of sins 


452 HYMN 181, 132. 
Oh, make my soul alive to thee; 
Create new powers within. — 

5 Renew mine eyes, and form mine ears, ; 
And mould my heart afresh ; 
Give me new passions, joys, and fears, 
And turn the stone to flesh. 
—6 Far from the regions of the dead, ‘ 
From sin, and earth, and hell,— F 
In the new world that grace has made, 
I would for ever dwell. 
“HYMN 131. L. M. Castle-Street. Leeds. [*]_ 
The Excellency of the Christian Religion. 

o1 Ts everlasting glories crown, 

Thy head, my Saviour, and my Lord; 
Thy hands have brought salvation down, 
And writ the blessings in thy word: 
2 [What if we trace the globe around, 
And search from Britain to Japan ; 
There shall be no religion found, 
So just to God, so safe for man.] 

—3 In vain the trembling conscience seeks 
Some solid ground to rest upon ; 

With long despair the spirit breaks, 
Till we apply to Christ alone. 

e 4 How well thy blessed truths agree! 
How wise and holy thy commands! 

—Thy promises—how firm they be! 
How firm our hope and comfort stands! 

o 5 Not the feign’d fields of heath’nish bliss 
Could raise such pleasures in the mind ; 

Nor does the Turkish paradise 
Pretend to joys so well refin’d. 

—6 Should all the forms that men devise 
Assault my faith with treach’rous art, 

I’d call them vanity and lies, — 
And bind the gospel to my heart. 

HYMN 132. C. M. Colchester. [*] 

The Offices of Christ. 
1 W E bless the prophet of the Lord, 
Who comes with truth and grace 5 

Jesus, thy Spirit and thy word 
Shall lead us in thy ways. 

2 We rev’rence our High Priest rn )s 
Who offer’d up his blood ; 


| Book II. HYMN 133, 134. 453 


And lives to carry on his love, 
By pleading with our God. 
3 We honour our exalted King; 
How sweet are his commands! 
He guards our souls from hell and sin, 
By his almighty hands. 
4 Hosanna to his glorious name, 
Who saves by diff ‘rent ways; 
His mercy lays a sov’reign claim 
To our immortal praise. 
HYMN 133. L. M. Brentford. [*] 
The Operations of the Holy Spirit. 
o 1 i ye eoromes Spirit, we confess 
And sing the wonders of thy grace ; 

Thy power conveys our blessings down, 

From God, the Father, and the Son. 

2 Enlighten’d by thy heavenly ray, 

Our shades and darkness turn to day ; 

Thine inward teachings make us know 

Our danger, and our refuge too. 

o 3 Thy power and glory work within, 
And break the chains of reigning sin ; 
Do our imperious lusts subdue, 

And form our wretched hearts anew. 
—4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice ; 
o Thy cheering words awake our joys; 

o Thy words allay the stormy wind, 

—And calm the surges of the mind. 

HYMN 134. C. M. York. [*] 


Circumcision abolished. 
1 ry HE promise was divinely free,— 
Extensive was the grace; 

*T will the God of Abra’am be, 
* And of his num’rous race.’ 

2 He said, and with a bloody seal 
Confirm’d the words he spoke ; 

Long did the sons of Abra’am feel 
The sharp and painful yoke : 

3 Till God’s own Son, descending ve 
Gave his own flesh to bleed ; 

And Gentiles taste the blessings now, 
From the hard bondage freed. 

4 The God of Abra’am claims our praise ; 
His promises endure ; 


44 HYMN 185, 186, 187. Book I 
And Christ the Lord, in gentler ways, _ 
Makes the salvation sure.]___ ; 
HYMN 135. L. M. Oporto. [*) — 


Types and Prophecies of Christ. — : 
d 1 fh eee: the woman’s promis’d Seed! 
Behold the great Messiah come! 
Behold the prophets all agreed, 
To give him the superiour room ! 
—2 Abra’am, the saint, rejoie’d of old, 
When visions of the Lord he saw ; e 
Moses, the man of God, foretold : 
This great Fulfiller of his law. ; 
3 The types bore witness to his name, 
Obtain’d their chief design, and ceas’d ; 
The incense, and the bleedig lamb, 
The ark, the altar, and the priest. 
4 Predictions in abundance meet, 
To jom their blessings on his head : 
o Jesus, we worship at thy feet, 
And nations own the Promis’d Seed. __ 
HYMN 136. L. M. Nantwich. [*] 
Miracles at the Birth of Christ. 
1 Me laa King of glory sends his Son, 
To make his entrance on this earth; 
Behold the midnight bright as noon, _ 
And heavenly hosts declare his birth ! 
2 About the young Redeemer’s head, — 
What wonders, and what glories meet! 
An unknown star arose, and led 
The eastern sages to his feet. 
3 Simeon and Anna both conspire 
‘The infant Saviour to proclaim ; 
Inward they felt the sacred fire, 
And bless’d the babe, and own’d his name. 
4 Let Jews and Greeks blaspheme aloud, 
And treat the holy child with scorn; _ 
Our souls adore th’ eternal God, 
Who condescended to be born.] : 
HYMN 137. L. M. Gloucester. Ce 


Miracles in the Life, Death, and Resurrection of 
el BEHOLD, the blind their sight receive! 
Behold, the dead awake, and live! 
The dumb speak wonders! and the lame 
Leap like the hart, and bless his name! 


I _ HYMN 138, 139. 455 


"hus does th’ eternal Spirit own, 
| —And seal the mission of the Son ; 
The Father vindicates his cause, 
While he hangs bleeding on the cross. 
|e 3 He dies :—the heavens in mourning stood! 
o He rises—and appears a God! 
o Behold the Lord ascending high, 
No more to bleed, no more to die. 
—4 Hence and for ever from my heart 
_ I bid my doubts and fears depart ; 
And to those hands my soul resign, 
Which bear credentials so divine. 
HYMN 138. L. M. Blendon. Leeds. [*] 
The Power of the Gospel. 
1 f bee is the word of truth and love, 
Sent to the nations from above ; 
o Jehovah here resolves to shew 
_ What his almighty grace can do. 
—2 This remedy did wisdom find, 
To heal diseases of the mind ; 
o This sovereign balm, whose virtues can 
Restore the ruin’d creature, man. 
—3 The gospel bids the dead revive ; 
Sinners obey the voice, and live ; 
Dry bones are rais’d, and cloth’d afresh, 
And hearts of stone are turn’d to flesh. 
4 (Where Satan reign’d in shades of night, 
The gospel strikes a heavenly light : 
Our lusts its wondrous power controls, 
And calms the rage of angry souls. 
5 Lions and beasts of savage name 
Put on the nature of the lamb; 
e While the wide world esteems it strange, 
a Gaze, and admire, and hate the change.) 
—6 May but this grace my soul renew, 
Let sinners gaze and hate me too; 
o The word that saves me does engage 
A sure defence from all their rage. 
HYMN 139. L. M. Sicilian. Pleyel’s. [*] 
The Example of Christ. 
1M dear Redeemer, and my Lord, 
I read my duty in thy word; 
But in thy life the law appears, 
Drawn out in living characters. 


456 HYMN 140, 141. 


2 Such was thy truth, an such thy eect 
Such def’rence to thy Fat ey will—. 
Such love, and meekness so. divine—.. 
I would transcribe and make them: mine. | 

p 3 Cold mountains, and the midnight air, © | 
Witness’d the fervour of thy prayer; | 
The desert thy temptations knew, ... : 
Thy conflict, and thy vict’ry too. i... - | 

—4 Be thou my pattern; make me bear. i 
More of thy gracious image here!. . » | 
Then God, the Judge, shall own my name, 
Amongst the foll’wers of the Lamb. 


HYMN 140. C. M. Mear. [*] ~ 
The Examples of Christ and the Saints. 
o 1 ee me the wings of faith, to rise 
Within the vail, andsee  —_, 
The saints above, how great their joys, — 
How bright their glories be! 
p 2 Once they were mourning here below, 
And wet their couch with tears : 
They wrestled hard, as we do now, 
With sins, and doubts, and fears. 
—3 I ask them, whence their vict’ry came ; 
They, with united breath, 
o Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb— 
Their triumph to his death. - 
—4 They mark’d the footsteps he had Epa; 
(His zeal inspir’d their breast ;) ; 
And, foll’wing their incarnate God, 
Possess’d the promis’d rest. | 
5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise, 
For his own pattern given; 
While the long cloud of witnesses. 
Shew the same path toheayen. 


HYMN 141. C. M. ‘Si: Martins. cl 
Preaching, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper. 
1 MC Saviour God, my Sovereign Prine, 
Reigns far above the skies; 9 
But brings his graces down to sense, gall 
And helps my faith to rise. | 
2 My eyes and ears shall bless: his name ;_ 
They read and hear his word ; ‘ aye 


Book If. HYMN 142, 143. 45% 
My touch and taste shall do the same, 

hen they receive the Lord. 

3 Baptismal water is design’d 
To seal his cleansing grace ; 

While, at his feast of bread and wine, 
He gives his saints a place. 

4 But not the waters of a flood 
Can make my flesh so clean, 

As, by his Spirit and his blood, 
He’ll wash my soul from sin. 

5 Not choicest meats, nor noblest wines, 
So much my heart refresh, 

As when my faith goes through the signs, 
And feeds upon his flesh. * 

6 I love the Lord, who stoops so low, 
To give his word a seal ; 

But the rich grace his hands bestow, 
Exceeds the figures still. 


HYMN 142. S. M. Peckham. [b*] 
Fuith in Christ our Sacrifice. 


el POT. all the blood of beasts, 
On Jewish altars slain, 
Could give the guilty conscience peace, 
Or wash away the stain. 
o 2 But Christ, the heavenly Lamb, 
: Takes all our sins away ; 
A sacrifice of nobler name, 
And richer blood than they. 
p3 My faith would lay her hand 
On that dear head of thine,— 
While like a penitent I stand, 
And there confess my sin. 
—4 Mysoul looks back to see 
The burdens thou didst bear,— 
When hanging on the cursed tree,— 
And hopes her guilt was there. 
u5_ Believing, we rejoice 
To see the curse remove; 
s We bless the Lamb with cheerful voice, 
And sing his bleeding love. 


HYMN 143. C. M Armley. [b*] 
Flesh and Spirit. 


1 HAT diff’rent powers of grace and sin 
Attend, our mortal state! 


A58 HYMN 144, 145. 


I hate the thoughts that work within, 
And do the works I hate. 
p 2 Now I complain, and groan, and die, 2 
While sin and Satan reign: 
o Now raise my songs of triumph high, 
For grace prevails again. 
—3 So darkness struggles with the light, = 
Till perfect day arise 3 
Water and fire maintain the fight, 7 
Until the weaker dies. 
4 Thus will the flesh and spirit strive, 
And vex and break my peace ; 
o But I shall quit this mortal life, 
And sin for ever cease. ] 


HYMN 144. L. M. Old Hundred. Sue 


REA rp the ay dag : the Gospel. 

1 was the day, the joy was grea 

G* When the divine disciples met ; oe 
Whilst on their heads the Spirit came, 
And sat like tongues of cloven flame. 

e 2 What gifts, w hat miracles he gave! 
And power to give, and power to save! 
Furnish’d their tongues with wondrous words, 
Instead of shields, and spears, and swords. 

—8 Thus arm’d, he sent the champions forth, — 

o From east to west, from south to north; 

d ‘Go—and assert your Saviour’s cause $ 
‘Go—spread the myst’ry of his cross.’ 

—4 These weapons of the holy war, 

Of what almighty force they are— 
To make our stubborn passions bow, 
And lay the proudest re el low! 
5 Nations, the learned and the rude, 
Are by those heavenly arms subdu’d: 
While Satan rages at his loss, 
And hates the doctrine of the cross, 
6 Great King of grace, my heart subdue; 
I would be led in triumph too— 
A willing captive to my Lord—— 
And sing the vict’ries of his word. 
HYMN 145. C. M. Barby. [J 


Sight through a glass, and Face to Face. 


1 iy LOVE the windows of thy grace, 
Through which my Lord is seen; 


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Book II. HYMN 146, 147. 459 
~~ And long to meet my Saviour’s face, 
Without a glass between. 
e 2 Oh, that the happy hour were come ; 
To change my faith to sight! 
—] should behold my Lord at home, 
In a diviner light. 
o 3 Haste, my Beloved, and remove 
These interposing days ; 
—Then shall my passions all be love, 
And all my powers be praise. ] 
HYMN 146. L. M. Babylon. Carthage. [b] 
Vanity of Creatures: or, no Rest on Earth. 
1 AN has a soul of vast desires ; 
He burns within with restless fires ; 
Toss’d to and fro, his passions fly 
From vanity to vanity. 
_ 2 In vain on earth we hope to find 
Some solid good to fill the mind : 
We try new pleasures ; but we feel 
The inward thirst and torment still. 
3 So when a raging fever burns, 
We shift from side to side, by turns ; 
And. ’tis a poor relief we gain, 
To change the place, but keep the pain. 
4 Great God, subdue this vicious thirst, 
This love to vanity and dust ; 
Cure the vile fever of the mind, 
And feed our souls with joys refin’d. 
HYMN 147. C. M. Barby. [*] 
The Creation of the World. Gen. 1. 
1[‘J&] OW let a spacious world arise,’ 
Said the Creator Lord: 
At once th’ obedient earth and skies 
Rose at his sovereign word. 
2 (Dark was the deep: the waters lay 
Confus’d, and drown’d the land ; 
He call’d the light; the new born day 
Attends on his command. 
3 He bids the clouds ascend on high ; 
The clouds ascend, and bear 
A wat’ry treasure to the sky, 
And float on softer air. 
4 The liquid element below 
Was gather’d by his hand ; 


460 HYMN 148. 


The rolling seas together flow, Adi uf" 
And leave the solid lands | 

5 With herbs and plants of flow’ry birth, 9 
The naked globe he crown’d ; 

Ere there was rain to bless the earth, ee 
Or sun to warm the grounds ~— | 

6 Then he adorn’d the upper skies: tid) coe 
Behold the sun appears : 

The moon and stars in order rise, 
To mark out months and years. | 

7% Out of the deep th’ almighty King 
Did vital bemgs frame; 

The painted fowls of ewry wing, 
And fish of ev’ry name.) 

8 He gave the lion and the worm, '« 
At once, their wondrous’ birth ; 

And grazing beasts, of various form, 
Rose from the’ teeming earth. 

9 Adam was fram’d of equal clay, 
Though sovereign of the rest ; 

Design’d for nobler ends than they, 
With God’s own image bless’d. 

10 Thus glorious in the Maker’s eye, 
The young creation stood ; 

He saw the building from on high, 
His word pronoune’d it good. 

11 Lord, while the frame of nature inhad 
Thy praise shall fill my tongue; 

But the new world of grace datiands 
A more exalted song.] 


HYMN 148. C. M. Conteinnnd. St. tn. [b 7 
God reconciled in Christ. 
el LB eee of all the names above, 
My Jesus and my G 
Who can resist thy heavenly jae 
Or trifle with thy blood f 
—2 ’Tis by the merits of thy death, 
The Father smiles again: 
’Tis by. thine interceding breath, — 
The Spirit dwells with men. 
o 8 Till God in human flesh I see, 
ay no no comfort find ; 


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Book Il. HYMN 149, 150. 461 


a The holy, just, and sacred Three 
Are terrours to my mind. 
e 4 But if Emmanuel’s face appear, 
My hope, my joy begins; 
His name forbids my slavish fear, 
His grace removes my sins. 
—5 While Jews on their own law rely, 
And Greeks of wisdom boast; 
I love th’ Incarnate Mystery, | 
And there I fix my trust. 
HYMN 149. C. M. Arundel. [*} 


Honour to Magistrates. 
1 ay TERNAL Sovereign of the sky, 
And Lord of all below, 
We mortals to thy Majesty 
Our first obedience owe. 
2 Our souls adore thy throne supreme, 
And bless thy providence, 
For magistrates of meaner name, 
Our glory and defence. 
3 (The crowns of all those princes shine, 
With rays above the rest, 
Where laws and liberties combine, 
To make the nation blest.) 
4 Kingdoms on firm foundations stand, 
While virtue finds reward ; 
And sinners perish from the land, 
By justice and the sword. 
5 Let Cesar’s due be ever paid 
To Cesar and his throne ; 
But consciences and souls were made 
To be the Lord’s alone.] 


HYMN 150. C. M. Plymouth. [b] 
The Decettfulness of Sin. 


1 IN has a thousand treach’rous arts 
To practise on the mind ; 

With flatt’ring looks she tempts our hearts, 
But leaves a sting behind. 

2 With names of virtue she deceives 
The aged and the young ; 

And while the heedless wretch believes, 
She makes his fetters strong. 

3 She pleads for all the joys she brings, 
And gives a fair pretence; fl 

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And chains it down to'sense. 
4 So on a tree divinely fair, = 
Grew the forbidden food ;, p ay, 
Our mother took the poison’ there, i: 
And tainted all her blood... ) 


HYMN 151. L. M. Islington. [*) 


Prophecy and Inspiration. 

1 ee by an order from thé Lord,. rs 

The ancient prophets spoke his word ; 
His spirit did their tongues inspire, + 
And warm’d their hearts with heavenly fire. 
2 The worksand wonders which they wrought, — 
Confirm’d the messages they brought ; 
The prophet’s pen succeeds his breath,) 
To save the holy words from death. N 
3 Great God, mine eyes with org look: 4 
On the dear volume of thy 
There my Redeemer’s face I see, ” 
And read his Name who died for me. 


o 4 Let the false raptures of the mind 8 


Be lost, and vanish in the wind: 


—Here I can fix my hope secure ; i 


e 


This is thy word, and must endure. 
HYMN 152. C. M. Bedford. Uy 
Sinai and Sion. Heb. xii, 18, &c. 
1 OT to the terrours of the Lordy hak 
The tempest, fire and smoke; . 
Not to the thunder of that word 
Which God on Sinai spoke ;— 


o 2 But we are come to Zion’s hill, 


The city of our God; 
Where milder words declare his will, 
And spread. his love abroad. 


e 3 Behold th’ innumerable host cf & 


Of angels cloth’d in light! —- ae 
Behold the spirits of the just, — 7 ONT 
Whose faith is turn’d at, seh HD 
4 Behold the bless’d assethbly there, =~ 
Whose names are writ im heaven ; 
Hear God, the Judge of all, declare bbe 
Their vilest sins forgiven. | 
5 The saints on earth, and all the dead, 
But one communion make ; 


Book II. HYMN J 463 
All join in Christ their living head, 
And of his grace partake. 
o 6 In such society as this, 
My weary soul would rest : 
The man who dwells where Jesus is, 
Must be for ever blest. ; 
HYMN 153. C. M. Reading. [b} 
Distemper, Folly, and Madness of Sin. 
el IN, like a venomous disease, 
Infects our vital blood ; 
—The only balm is sovereign grace, 
And the physician, God. 
e 2 Our beauty and our strength are fled, 
And we.draw near to death ; 
o But Christ, the Lord, recals the dead, 
With his almighty breath. 
e 3 Madness, by nature, reigns within, 
The passions burn and rage, 
—Till God’s own Son, with skill divine, 
The inward fire assuage. 
e 4 (We lick the dust, we grasp the wind, 
And solid good despise : 
—Such is the folly of the mind, 
Till Jesus make us wise.) 
e 5 We give our souls the wounds they feel, 
We drink the pois’nous gall, 
o And rush with fury down to hell— 
—— But heaven prevents the fall. 
6 (The man possess’d among the tombs, 
Cuts his own flesh, and cries : 
o He foams and raves,’ till Jesus comes, 
And the foul spirit flies.) 


HYMN 154. L. M. Armley. [b*] 


Self-righteousness insufficient. : 
1 WY) HERE are the mourners,’ saith the Lord, 
‘ Who wait and tremble at my word— 
‘Who walk in darkness all the day ? 
‘Come, make my name your trust and stay. 
2 (‘No works, no duties of your own, 
‘ Can for the smallest sin atone ; 
‘'The robes that nature may provide, — 
‘ Will not your least pollutions hide. 
3 ‘ The softest couch that nature knows, 
_ ‘Can give the conscience no repose: . 


+ | HYMN 155) 166) 


‘Look to my righteousness, and live ; vias! 
‘Comfort and peace are mine to give.) 
—4 ‘Ye sons of pride, who kindle coals 
‘With your own hands, to warm your souls, 


‘Walk in the light of your: own fire,  ® 
‘ Bers the sparks that yedesire:—=) > 
e 5 ‘This is your portion at my reset aL 


c Hell waits you with her iron bands; \ a 
a ‘Ye shall lie down im sorrow there,» 9 | 4 
‘In death, and darkness, and despair.? 


HYMN 155. C. M. Tunbridge. [b]. 


Christ our Passover. _ 
e 1 A hee the destroying angel flies ik: 
To Pharaoh’s stubborn land! ~—, 
The pride, the flower of Egypt. dies, ne 
By his vindictive hand. — 
o 2 He pass’d the tents of Jacob o’er, ’ 
Nor pour’d the wrath divine; — 
He saw the blood on every door, 
And bless’d the peaceful sign. 
—3 Thus the appointed Lamb must bleed, 
To break th’ Egyptian yoke ; 
o Thus Israel is from bondage freed, 
And ’scapes the angel’s stroke. io 
e 4 Lord, if my heart were sprinkled too 
With blood so rich as thine, 
Justice no longer would pursue 
This guilty soul of mine. 7 
—5 Jesus, our passover, was slain, 
And has at once procur Ho Sad 


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And God’s avenging sword. ~ i 
HYMN 156. C. M. Plymouth. et 


Satan’s various Temptations. 
1 I HATE the tempter, and his charms, 
I hate his flatt’ring breath; Org 

The serpent takes a thousand forms, . 

To cheat our souls'to death. 74 [os 
2 He feeds our hopes with airy ‘dreams, 

Or kills with slavish fear; 99) 
And holds us still in wide extremes, otf 

Presumption or despair.’ 9 eye ge 

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| Book I. HYMN 157, 158. 465 


3 Now he persuades, How easy ?tis 
To walk the road to heaven; 

_ Anon he swells our sins, and cries, 
They cannot be forgwen. 

4 (He bids young simners, Yet forbear 
To think of God or death; 

For prayer and grave devotion are 
But melancholy breath. 

5 He tells the aged, They must die, 
And *tis too late to pray ; 

In vain for mercy now they cry, 

| For they have lost their day.) 

e 6 Thus he supports his cruel throne, 

By mischief and deceit ; 

And drags the sons of Adam down 

| To darkness and the pit. 

ot Almighty God, cut short his power ; 

| Let him in darkness dwell ; 

And that he vex the earth no more, 
Confine him down to hell. 

HYMN 157. C. M. Reading. [b] 


The Same. 
1 Neo Satan comes with dreadful roar; 
And threatens to destroy ; 
He worries whom he can’t devour, 
With a malicious joy. 
o 2 Ye sons of God, oppose his rage ; 
Resist, and he'll be gone : 
-—Thus did our dearest Lord engage, 
And vanquish him alone. 
-e 3 Now he appears almost divine, 
Like innocence and love ; . 
-—But the old serpent lurks within, 
When he. assumes the dove. 
o 4 Fly from the false deceiver’s tongtie, 
Ye sons of Adam, fly!) .. 
-e Our parents found the snare too strong ; 
Nor should the children try. 
“HYMN 158. L. M. Geneva. Babylon. Tb] 


Few Saved : or, The Almost Christian. 
ROAD is the road that leads to death, 
And thousands walk together there ; : 
But wisdom shews a narrow path,» 


With here and there a traveller. 


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466 HYMN 159, 160. , 

d 2 Deny thyself and take thy cross, 

e Is the Redeemer’s great command ; 

—Nature must count her gold but dross, i 
If she would gain this heavenly land. 

p 3 The fearful soul, that tires and faints, 
And walks the ways of God no more, 
Is but esteem’d—almost a samt— A 
And makes his own destruction sure. 

—4 Lord, let not all my hopes be vain ; b 
Create my heart entirely new:  — 
Which hypocrites could ne’er attain ; iy 
Which false apostates never knew. ; 

HYMN 159. C. M. Plymouth. Wantage. rT 


Unconverted state : or, Converting Grace. 
ie ag King :of glory and of grace, | 
We own, with humble shame, 
How vile is our degen’rate race, ) *s 
And our first father’s name. 
—2 From Adam flows our tainted blood,— . 
The poison reigns within ; 
Makes us averse to all that’s good, 
And willing slaves to sin. 
3 [Daily we break thy holy laws, 
And then reject thy grace ; 
Engag’d, in the old Serpent’s cause, d 
Against our Maker’s face.] 
4 We live estrang’d afar from God, 
And love the distance well ; 
With haste we run the dang’rous road, | 
That leads to death and hell. 
e 5 And can such rebels be restor’d! i 
Such natures made divine! 
o Let sinners see thy glory. Lord, 
And feel this power of thine. |’ ii 
o 6 We raise our Father’s name on high, = 
Who his own Spirit sends, 
o To bring rebellious strangers nigh, 
And turn his foes to friends. ely 
HYMN 160. L. M. Armley. ae 


Custom in Sin. 
1 i we the wild leopards of the wood : 
Put off the spots that nature Gres 3 
Then may the wicked turn to God, 
And change their tempers, and their lives. 


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Book II. HYMN 161, 162. 46% 
2 As well might Ethiopian slaves) 

_ Wash out the darkness of their skin; 

_ ‘The dead as well may leave their graves, © 
As old transgressors cease to sin. 
3 Where vice has held its empire long, 
*T will not endure the least control ; 
None, but a power divinely strong, 
Can turn the current of the soul. 
4 Great God, I own thy power divine, 
That works to change this heart of mine; 
I would be form’d anew, and bless 
The wonders of creating grace. 


| HYMN 161. C. M. Reading. [b] 


Christian Virtues : or, Difficulty of going to Heaven. 
1 —— is the way, the door is strait, 
That lead to joys on high ; 
Tis but a few that find the gate, 
While crowds mistake and die. 
2 Beloved self must be deny’d, 
The mind and will renew’d ; 
Passion suppress’d, and patience try’d, 
And vain desires subdu’d. 
3 (Flesh is a dang’rous foe to grace, 
Where it prevails and rules ; 
Flesh must be humbled, pride abas’d, 
Lest they destroy our souls.) 
4 The love of gold be banish’d hence, 
That vile idolatry ; 
And ev’ry member, ev’ry sense, 
In sweet subjection hie. 
5 The tongue, that most unruly power, 
Requires a strong restraint ; 
We must be watchful ev’ry hour, 
And pray, but never faint. 
e 6 Lord! can a feeble, helpless worm, 
Fulfil a task so hard! 
o Thy grace must all my work perform, 
And give the free reward. 
HYMN 162. C. M. Swanwick. [*] 
Meditation of Heaven: or, the Joy of Faith. 
1 MY thoughts surmount these lower skies, 
And look within the vail; 
o There springs of endless pleasure rise, 
The waters never fail. 


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—2 There I behold, 2h ae elig 
The blessed Three fx my ; 
And strong affections ay 
On God’s incarnate 
o 3 His promise stands ae ae ‘ts 
His grace shall ne’er acon ni it tid ry ale 
—He binds my name upon his’ a et 
And seals it om his heat eno 1’ rd 
4 Light are the pains that natitre brings 74 
How short our sorrows are— ~~ 


When with eternal, future things, by 4 
The present we compare! | atta s Pa 
o 5 I would not be a stranger still “7 


To that celestial place, 
Where | for ever hope to d dwell, 
Near my Redeemer’s face. : 


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HYMN 163. C. M. Reading. a : 
Complaint of Desertion und Temptations. : 
1 aD) EAR Lord, behold our sore disingsss 5 
Our sins attempt to reign, 
Stretch out thine arm of conqu’ring grace, : 
And let thy foes be slain. ? 
2 (The lion, with his dreadful roar, 
Affrights thy feeble sheep: 
Reveal the glory of thy power, soll 
And chain him to the deep. Hi 
3 Must we indulge a long despair? 
Shall our petitions die ? 


it d 
Our mournings never reach thine ear, et 
Nor tears affect thine PRE Coriecatd fh 7 3 
4 If Thou despise a mortal groan, 
Yet hear a Saviour’s blood ; i 
An Advocate, so near the throne, ’ | Hol : 
Pleads and prevails with God. 


5 He brought the Spirit’s powerful sw. 
To slay our deadly foes: 
Our sins.shall die beneath hi word, ait 
And hell in vain oppose. 5, |) 

6 How boundless is our Fa .er’s gr Qin) f 
In height, and depth, and leagth! 
He made his Son our Hehteaaanne F oven’ 
His Spirit is our penne Ma denver bee 


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Book II. HYMN 164, 165. 469 
HYMN 164. C. M. Windsor. [b] 
! The End of the World. 
1 Dyy BY should this earth delight us so? 
Why should we fix our eyes 
On these jow grounds where sorrows grow, 
And ev’ry pleasure dies ? 
e 2 While time his sharpest teeth prepares © 
Our comforts to devour, 
o There is a land above the stars, 
And joys above his power. 
e 3 Nature shall be dissolv’d and die, 
The sun must end his race ; 
—The earth and sea for ever fly 
Before my Saviour’s face. 
o 4 When will that glorious morning rise! 
When the last trumpet sound, 
_ And call the nations to the skies, 
From underneath the ground 7] 
HYMN 165. C. M. Wantage. China. [b] 


ONG hk [gnorance, and unsanctified Affections. 
pi 1 ye G have I sat beneath the sound 
Of thy salvation, Lord ; 

But still how weak my faith is found— 
And knowledge of thy word! 
e 2 Oft I frequent thy holy place, 
And hear almost in vain ; 
How small a portion of thy grace 
My mem’ry can retain! 
3 [My dear Almighty, and my God, 
How little art thou known, 
By all the judgments of thy rod, 
And blessings of thy throne ] 
p 4 (How cold and feeble is my love! 
How negligent my fear! 
How low my hopes of joys above! 
How few affections there !) 
—5 Great God, thy sovereign power APA, 
To give thy word success ; 
Write thy salvation in my heart, 
And make me learn thy grace. _ 
» 6 (Shew my forgetful feet the way, 
‘That leads to joys on high; 
There knowledge grows without decay, 
And love shall ever die. 


470 HYMN 166, 167. 
HYMN 166..C. M. 


The Divine Perfecti Seat crys 
tf f f OW shall I praise th’ ete) al ¢ 
That Infinite UNKNOWN? — 
e Who can ascend his high abode, _ 
Or venture near his throne ? rie 
2 (The great Invisible ! he dwells 
Conceal’d indazzling light: 
But his all-searching eye Teveals ae , at 
The secrets of the night. : 
—3 Those watchful eyes that never ‘sleep, 
Survey the world aroun 
e His wisdom is a boundless ale 
Where all our thoughts are drown’d. dig a 
o 4 (Speak we of strength ? his arm_ Md sigs 
To save or to destroy; a re 
e Infinite years his life prolong, Ane 
And endless is his joy.) te : 
—5 (He knows no shadow of a epaaite’ . 
Nor alters his decrees ; 1) 
g Firm as a rock his truthremains, © 
To guard his promises.) . 


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p 6 (Sinners before his presence die; 4 
How holy is his name! lis 
d His anger and hisjealousy, 
Burn, like devouring flame.) Mi 
e 7 Justice, upon a dreadful. ae asm aH 
Maintains the rights of God; _ al: Pe: t 
o While mercy sends her pardons, lown, , 4 4 
Bought with a Saviour’s blood... 9 oa 
e 8 Now.to my soul, immortal Re, At lWa 
— Speak some forgiving, word ; caer aT 


o Then ’twill be double j Joy fo-sing 
o ‘The glories of my Lord.} © ~ 9 9°" 


HYMN 167. L. M.. 1 ian. Mt: 
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1 [¢ Me REAT God! es lot shall. ae 
My holy fear, my hum i le ap ol 
My lips, in songs of, honow » DE oe illo @ 


Their tribute to th’: eterné Seth oikt 
2 (Earth and the stars, an no! 
Depend, precarious, on his t “ 
All nature hangs upon a0 
And grace and glory own t 


Book II. HYMN 16s. 471 


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3 (His sovereign power what mortal knows ? 
If he commands, who dare oppose? 
With strength he girds himself around, — 
And treads the rebels to the ground. y 
4 (Who shall pretend to teach him skill, 
Or guide the counsels of his will? 
His wisdom, like a sea divine, 
Flows deep and high beyond our line.) 
5 His Name is holy, and his eye © ~ 
Burns with immortal jealousy ; 
He hates the sons of pride, and sheds 
__ His fiery vengeance on their heads.) 
_ 6 (The beamings of his piercing sight 
| Bring dark hypocrisy to light; 
Death and destruction naked lie; 
And hell uncover’d to his eye.) 
7 (Th’ eternal law before him stands : 
His justice, with impartial hands, 
| Divides to all their due reward, 
Or by the sceptre or the sword.) 
8 (His mercy, like a boundless sea, 
_ Washes our load of guilt away ; 
While his own Son came down and dy’ d, 
T’ engage his justice on our side.) 
9 (Each of his words demands my faith ; 
My soul can rest on all he saith: 
_ His truth inviolably keeps 
| The largest promise of his lips.) 
10 Oh, tell me, witha gentle voice, 
Thou art my God, and 1’1l rejoice : 
Fill’d with thy love, I dare proclaim 
The brightest honours of thy name.] 


HYMN 16s. L. M. Old Hundred. Psalm 97. (*) 


| ‘a. rdilstietit throne is high, 
His robes are light and majesty ; 
His glory shines with beams so bright,» 

_ No mortal can sustain the sight. 

-e 2 His terrours Fee the world in awe, 

__ His justice guards his holy law ; in 

0 His love reveals a smiling face, 

_ His truth and promise seal the grace. 

—3 Through all his works his wisdom shines, 
And baffles Satan’s deep designs ; 


472 HYMN 169. B 


o His power is sovereign to 
The noblest counsels of his sails 

e 4 And will this glorious Lord descend, » 
To be my Father and my friend ? © , 

g Then let my songs with angels jom! ? 
Heaven is'secure, if God be mine. { 


HYMN 169. P. Me-Triumphi 1] 0 
The Same. 


1 HE Lord Jehovah reigns, 
T His throne is built oa high; 
The garments he assumes, 
Are light and majesty ; 
His glories shine 
With beams so bright, » . 
No mortal eye ; 


Can bear the sight. i4 
g 2 The thunders of his hand 
Keep the wide world in awe; J 


His wrath and justice stand, 
To guard his holy law ; is 


e And where his love 
Resolves to bless, 
O His truth confirms 


And seals the grace. 


—3 Through all his ancient works, 
Surprising wisdom shines ; 
Confounds the powers of hell, 
And breaks their curs’d designs: 


O Strong is his arm— 
And shall fulfil 
g His great decrees, 


His sovereign will. 


e 4 And can this mighty King 
Of glory condescend— 
And will he write his name, 


My Father and my Friend! 
o I love his name, 
I love his word ; 
u Join, all my powers, 


And praise the Lord. 


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I __ HYMN 170. 473 
HYMN 170. L. M. Psalm 97. Old Hundred. [*] 
God Incomprehensible and Sovereign. 

1 [IC AN creatures, to perfection, find 
Th’ eternal, uncreated Mind ? 
Or can the largest stretch of thought » 
Measure and search his nature out? 


2 Tis high as heaven! ’tis deep as hell! 
And what can mortals know’or tell ? || 
His glory spreads beyond the sky, 

And all the shining worlds on high. 


3 But man, vain man, would fain be wise ; 
Born like a wild young colt, he fhes 
Through all the follies. of his mind,,, 

And smells and snuffs the empty, wind.] 


4 God is a King of power unknown ; 
Firm are the orders of his throne: 

e If he resolve, who dare oppose, 
Or ask him why, or what he does? 


_—5 He wounds the heart, and he makes whole ; 


He calms the tempests of the soul ; 
e When he shuts up in long despair, 
Who can remove the heavy bar ? 


g 6 He frowns—and darkness veils the moon— 
The fainting sun grows dim at noon ; 
The pillars of heaven’s starry roof 
Tremble and start at his reproof. 


7” He gave the vaulted heaven its form, 
The crooked serpent and the worm; 

He breaks the billows with his breath, 
And smites the sons of pride to death, 


—s8 These are a portion of his ways; 

e But who shall dare describe his face ? 

e Who can endure the light ? or stand 
To hear the thunders of his hand ? 


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THE LORD'S SUPPER. : 


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HYMN 1. L. Mi Gloucester. i b) 
The Lord’s Supper instituted. 1 Cor. xi, 23, &c. 
VTYWAS on that dark, that doteful night, 
When powers of earth and hell arose 
Against the Son of God’s delight, 3 
And friends betray’d him to his foes— - 
2 Before the mournful scene began, 
He took the bread, and bless’d and brake ; z 
e What love through all his actions ran! > 
What wondrous words of grace he spake! — 


d 3 This is my body—broke for sin— ? 
Receive and eat the living food : If 
—Then took the cup and bless’d the wine : ‘y 
d’Tis the new covenant in my blood. ~— ~~ ~~ 


4 [For us his flesh with nails was torn; i 
He bore the scourge, he felt the thorns)" © 
And justice pour’d upon his sheadic a 


Its heavy vengeance, in our ates oe \ 
5 For us his-vital blood was spilt,’ , 

To buy the pardon of our guilt; ae 
When for black crimes of biggest size, _ 


He gave his soul a sacrifice.} 

6 Do this, he ery’d, till time shall sad ay Fe 
In mem’ry of your dying friend 5 heal iy . 
Meet at my table, and record Hit 2A 
The love of your departed Lord. Sid 


7 Jesus, thy feast we celebrate ;_ cM a ; 
We shew thy death, we sing ‘thy 1 Bd» 
Till thou return, and we shall 


The marriage Supper | of the. 4 amb. ba re ; 


i) 


1 * 


r 
i Book III. HYMN 2, 3. 475 


HYMN 2. S. M. Dover. [*] 
Communion with Christ, and with Saints. 1 Cor. x, 16, 17. 
va* invites his'saints 

To meet around his board ; 
Here pardon’d rebels sit, and hold” 
___ Communion with their Lord. 
2 For food he gives_his flesh ; 
He bids us drink his blood : 
Amazing favour ! matchless grace—_ 
Of our descending God !] 
$ This holy bread and wine 
Maintain our fainting breath, 
By union with. our living Lord, 
And interest in his death. 
4 Our heavenly Father calls 
Christ and his members one ; 


'e We, the young children of his love, 
0 And he, the First-born Son. 
‘—5 Weare but several parts 


Of the same broken bread ; f 
One body hath its sev’ral limbs, 


0 But Jesus is the head. 


(06 Let all our powers be join’d, 


His glorious Name to raise : 
Pleasure and love fill ev’ry mind, 
And ev’ry voice be praise. 
HYMN 3. C. M. York. [*] 
The New Covenant Sealed. 
1 wees promise of my Father’s love 
‘ Shall stand for ever good’— 


) e He said—and gave his soul to death, 


And seal’d the grace with blood. 


_—2 To this dear covenant of thy word 


I set my worthless name ; 
I seal th’ engagement to my Lord, 
And make my humble claim. 
3 Thy light, and strength, and pard’ning arahe; 
And glory shall be mine ; | 
My life and soul, my heart and flesh, 
And all my powers are thine. 
4 | call that legacy my own, 
Which Jesus did bequeath ; 
p *Iwas purchas’d with a dying groan, 
And ratify’d in death. 


476 i 

o 5 Sweet is the mem’ry of his smn me; TT 

“Who blesé’d us in his’ vill; a A 

And to his testament of love = 2 ie | 

Made his own life the: seal. panies si Fa 

HYMN 4.,C. M bute rbury. 5 1 

" Tist’s ig \ ee . 

¢ 1 FLOW condescending, gna how Sad q 
e Our mis’ty r is heavenly mii Ba 

And pity brought him down. — a '? 

2 [When justice, by our sins pve,” | ; 

Drew forth his dreadful sword ; * 
—He gave his soul up to the stroke, saahiaws k . 

Without a murm’ring word:] Aigoe WO ae 

p 3 He sunk beneath our heavy woes, “ 


o _Toraise lis to his thrones © 0” olf 2 
—There’s ne’er a gift his hand bestows, a | 
e But cost his hearta groan, 7s 
—4 This was compassion like a God— i} 
That when the Saviour knew — “7 
The price of pardon’ was his blood, | z 
His pity ne’er withdrew. — s 

o 5 Now, though he reigns exalted hich, , oe 


His love is still as great : 


o Well he remembers Calvary— 


Nor let his sats forget. oe y. b 

e 6 [Here we behold his bowels roll, 7 

— As kind as when he dy’d; oe 

p And see.the sorrows of his soul)! we 

Bleed through his wounded side, = 

—1 Here we receive repeated seals ee 
Of Jesus’ dying love: Mh ota 

Hard is the wretch who never, feels aa “ 


One soft affection move.] 
p 8 Here let our hearts begm to melt, — 
Mais ve his dea bie ght ty af 
— with our joy for on’ i 
Mourn that we piere’d the 4 anit, Fated ) F 


oe Ws. i ae sal We 5 
© Lora, 


7 
ae 


1 ET us adore th’ eter | 
e Tis he our souls ha re re 


Thou art the living stre 4 
And thou th’ ine sea ws Ch a 


wee aii he 


Book III. HYMN 6. 477 
—2 [The manna came from lower skies, 
But Jesus from above; _.. 
Where the fresh springs of mata rise, 
_. And rivers flow with love. -~ 
3 The Jews, the Fathers, dy’d at last, 
Who ate the heavenly bread; , 
But these provisions which we ‘taste, © a 
Can raise us from the dead.] _. 
o 4 Blest be the Lord, who gives his flesh, 
To nourish dying men; 
And often spreads his table fresh, 
Lest we should faint. again. 
—5 Our souls shall draw their heavenly breath, 
While Jesus finds supplies; _. 
Nor shall our graces. sink to death, 
o For Jesus never dies. 
e 6 Daily our mortal flesh decays, . 
o _ But Christ our life shall come ; 
o His unresisted power shall raise 
Our bodies from the tomb. 
HYMN 6. L. M. Bath. [*] 


The Memorial of our absent Lord. John xvi, 16. Luke xxii, 19. John xiv, 3. 
1 BESUS is gone above the skies, 
Where our weak senses reach him not; 
e And carnal objects court our eyes, 
To thrust our Saviour from our thought. 
2 He knows what wand’ring hearts we have, 
Apt to forget his lovely face ; 
—And, to refresh our minds, he gave 
These kind memorials of his grace. 
o 3 The Lord of life this table spread, 
With his own flesh and dying blood : 
We on the rich provision feed, 
And taste the wine, and bless our God. 
—4 Let sinful sweets be all forgot, — 
And earth grow less in our esteem ; 
o Christ and his love fill ev’ry thought, 
_ And faith and hope be fix’d on him. . 
—5_ Whilst he is absent from our sight, 
o ’Tis to prepare our souls a place, =» 
; That we may dwell in heavenly light, { 
g And live for ever near his face. Ts 
—6 {Our eyes look upwards to the hills, | 
Whence our returning Lord shall come : 


| 
| 


478 HYMN 7, 8. 

We wait thy chariot’s awful Wheels, 

To fetch our longing spirits home.] 
HYMN 7. L. M. Gloucester. [b] 


Crucifixion to the World by the Cross of Christ. Gal. vi, 14. 


1[ W HEN I survey the wondrous cross, 
On which the Prince of glory dy’d, _ 

My richest gain I count but loss, Ati 
And pour contempt on all my pride. 

e 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, 
Save in the death of Christ, my God : 

—All the vain things that charm me most, 
I sacrifice them to thy blood. : 

e 3 See from his head, his hands, his feet, _ 
Sorrow and love flow mingled down ! - 
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet? 

Or thorns compose so rich a crown? 

e 4 (His dying crimson, like a robe, 
Spreads o’er his body on the tree ; 

—Then am I dead to all the globe, 

And all the globe is dead to me.) 

o 5 Were the whole realm of nature mine, 
That were a present far too small ; 
Love, so amazing, so divine, 

Demands my soul, my life, my all.] $ 
HYMN 8. C. M. Bethlehem. [*] 
[¢ OME; Tet us jem 6 Jodi eine 
1 5 3 
C To our exalted Lord, | 
Ye saints on high, around his throne, 
And we around his board. 
e 2 While once upon this lower ground, 
Weary and faint ye stood, 
—What dear refreshment here ye found, 
From this immortal food. 
o 3 The tree of life, that, near the throne, 
In heaven’s high garden grows 
Laden with grace, bends gently down 
Its ever-smiling boughs. ae 
—4 (Hov’ring among the leaves, there stands 
The sweet celestial Dove; 
And Jesus on the branches hangs _ 
The banner of hislove.) = 
5 ("Tis a young heaven of strange delight, 
While in his shade we sit;— 


p-— 


300k | HYMN 9. 
_ His fruit is pleasing to the sight, | 
) And to the taste as sweet. 


o 6 New life it spreads through dying hearts, 


And cheers the drooping mind ; 
Vigour and joy the juice imparts, | 
Without a sting behind.) 
—7 Now let the flaming weapon stand, 
| And guard all Eden’s trees : 
There’s ne’er a plant in all that land, 
That bears such fruits as these. 
8 Infinite grace our souls adore, 
Whose wondrous hand has made 
This living branch of sovereign power 
To raise and heal the dead.] 


HYMN 9. S. M. Watchman. |* 
The Spirit, the Water, and the Blood. 1 Sohn -v, 6. 


1 5 Dy. ET all our tongues be one, 
To praise our God on high, 
| Who from his bosom sent his Son, 
| To fetch us strangers nigh. 
2 Nor let our voices cease 
To sing the Saviour’s name ; 
Jesus, th’ Ambassador of peace, 
How cheerfully he came! 
e 8 It cost him cries and tears, 
| To bring us near to God; 
Great was our debt, and he appears, 
To make the payment good. 
'e 4 (My Saviour’s pierced side, 
Pour’d out a double flood ; 
_—By water we are purify’d, 
. And pardon’d by the ‘blood. 
_ 5 Infinite was our guilt, 
| But he our Priest atones ; 
8 On the cold ground his life was spilt, 
’ And offer’d up with groans.) 
-e 6 Look up, my soul, to him 
Whose death was ‘thy desert ; 
And humbly view the living stream 
Flow from his breaking heart. . 
7 There, on the cursed tree, 
In dying pangs he lies !— 
| Fulfils his Father’s great decree, 
And all our wants supplies. 
-s Thus the Redeemer came, 
By water and by blood ; 


480 HYMN 10, 11. 00k I 
And when the Spirit Spee aii grey 
We feel his witness 
9 While the eternal Three _ op 
Bear their record above ; 
e Here I believe he dy’d for me, 
And seal’d my Saviour’s love. 
10 (Lord cleanse my soul from sin, ~ 
Nor let thy grace depart ; 
—Great Comforter, abide within, 
And witness to my heart.)] 
HYMN 10. L. M. Geeen’s. [*] 
Christ Crucified, the Wisdom und Power of God. 
1 IN fo spe with open volume stands, © 
To spread her Maker’s praise a 
And ev’ry labour of his hands 
d Shews something worthy of a God :— 
o 2 But in the grace that rescu’d man, 


His brightest form of glory shines ; 7 | 
p Here on the cross, ’tis fairest drawn, # 
In precious blood, and crimson lines. é 


o 3 (Here his w hole Name appears complete; ; 
—Nor wit can guess, nor reason prove, 
Which of the letters best is writ, , 
o The power, the wisdom, or the love.) is 
e 4 Here I behold his inmost heart, 
Where grace and vengeance strangely join, 4 
Piercing his Son with sharpest smart, 
To make the purchas’d pleasures mine. 4 
o 5 Oh! the sweet wonders of that cross, 
Where God, the Saviour, lov’d and dy’d! 
Her noblest life my spirit draws, 
From his dear wounds and bleeding side. 
o 6 I would for ever speak his name, 
In sounds to mortal ears unknewn; ; 
With angels jom to praise the Lamb, . 
g And worship at his Father’s throne. 
HYMN 11. C. M. St. Ann’s. [*] 


Pardon brought to our Senses, _ ’ 
1 LT, ORD, how divine thy comforts are! 
How heavenly is the place, 
Where Jesus spreads the sacred feast 
Of his redeeming grace! ih 
2 There the rich bounties of our God, ifs 
And sweetest glories sl ; fs 


| 
; _ Book. Ill. HYMN 12. 481 


~ ‘There Jesus says that I am his, © 
And my Beloved’s mime. 

3 Here, (says the kind redeeming Lord, 
And shews his wounded side,) 

See here the spring of all your joys, 
That open’d when IT dy’d! 

4 He smiles, and cheers my mournful heart, 
And tells of all his pain: 

All this, says he, I bore’ for thee 
And then he smiles agam. 


5 What shall we pay our heavenly King, 


For grace so vast as this ! 
He brings our pardon to our eyes, 
And seals it with a kiss. 


6 Let such amazing loves as these 


Be sounded all abroad ; 

Such favours are beyond degrees, 
And worthy of a God. 

Y To him who wash’d us in his blood, 
Be everlasting praise , 

Salvation, honour, glory, power, 
Eternal as his days.] 


HYMN 12. L. M. Sicilian. [b*] 
The Gospel Feast. Luke aa 16, &c. 
1 TAY rich are thy provisions, Lord ! 
hy table, furnish’d from above ! 

The fruits of life o’erspread the board, 
The cup o’erflows with heavenly love. 
2 Thine ancient family, the Jews, 
Were first invited to the feast : 
We humbly take what they refuse, 
And Gentiles thy salvation taste. 
3 We are the poor, the blind, the lame; 
And help was far, and death was nigh! y 
But at the gospel call, we came, cae 
And ev’ry want receiv’d su pply. 
4 From the high way that leads to hell, 
From paths of darkness and despair, ; 
Lord, we are come with thee to dwell, 
Glad to enjoy thy presence here.] 
5 What shall we pay th’ eternal Son, 
Who left the ee of his abode— _ 


¥ 


482 7 HYMN 13. 


And to this wretehed earth came down, 
To bring us wand’rers back to God! ~ 
6 It cost him death to save our lives ; 
To buy our souls it cost his own ; 
And all the unknown joys he gives, 
Were bought with agonies unknown. 
o 7 Our everlasting love is due 
To him who ransom’d sinners lost ; 
e And pitied rebels, when he knew 
The vast expense his love would cost. 


HYMN 13. C. M. Zion. Hymn 2d. [*] 


Divine Love making a Feast, and calling in the Guests. 
Luke xiv, 17, 22, 23. 


bl How sweet and awful is the place, 
With Christ within the doors— 
—While everlasting love displays 
The choicest of her stores ! 
e 2 [Here ev’ry bowel of our God, 
With soft compassion rolls ; 
—Here peace and pardon, bought with blood, — 
Is food for dying souls. ] 
o 3 While all our hearts, and all our songs, — 
Join to admire the feast ; 
—Each of us cry, with thankful tongues, : 
e ‘Lord, why was I a guest ? . 
‘Why was I made to hear thy voice, 
‘ And enter while there’s room— 
‘When thousands make a wretched choice, 
‘ And rather starve than come ?’ 
o 5 ’Twas the same love that spread the feast, 
That sweetly fore’d us in; 
e Else we had still refus’d to taste, 
And perish’d in our sin. siete 
—6 (Pity the nations, O our God, 
Constrain the earth to come ; : 
o Send thy victorious word abroad, ‘ 
And bring the strangers home. 
—1 We long to see thy churches full, 
o __ That all the chosen race 
May with one voice, and poe par soul, 


Sing thy redeeming ~~ 


) 


° 


Book II. | HYMN 14, 15. 488 


HYMN 14. L. M. Shoel. [*] 
The Song of Simeon: segicust ii, pir a a@ Sight of Christ makes 
eath 


1 OW have our mee embrac’d our God; 
We would forget all earthly charms, 

And wish to die, as Simeon would, 

With his young Saviour in his arms. 

2 Our lips would learn that joyful song, 

Were but our hearts prepar’d like his: 

Our souls still waiting to be gone, 

And at thy word depart in peace. 

3 ‘Here we have seen thy face, O Lord, 

* And view’d salvation with our eyes— 

‘Tasted and felt the living word, 

‘The bread descending from the skies. 

4 * Thou hast prepar’d this dymg Lamb, 

‘Hast set his blood before our face— 

‘To teach the terrours of thy Name, 

‘ And shew the wonders of thy grace. 

5 ‘He is our light—our morning Star 

‘Shall shine on nations yet unknown; 

‘The glory of thine Israel here, 

* And joy of spirits near the throne.’ 


HYMN 15. C. M. Zion. [*] 


Our pai Jesus at his own Table. 
1 << eee mem’ry of our dying Lord 
Awakes a thankful tongue : 

How rich he spread his royal board, 
And bless’d the food and sung. 

2 Happy the men who eat this bread! 
But doubly bless’d was he, 

Who gently bow’d his loving head, 
And lean’d it, Lord, on thee. 

3 By faith the same delights we taste, 
As that great fav’rite did; 

And sit, and lean on Jesus’ ‘breast, 
And take the heavenly bread. 

4 Down from the palace of the skies, 
Hither the King descends ; 

‘Come, my beloved, eat (he cries) 
* And drink salvation, friends. 
‘My flesh is food and physic too, 
‘A balm for all I your pains, 

“7 


484 HYMN 16, 17. Book I 


‘ And the red streams of pardon flow ; 
‘From these my pierced veins.’ 


6 Hosanna to his bounteous love, ? 
For such a feast below ; 
And yet he feeds his saints above, a 


With nobler blessings too. 
7 Come, the dear day, the glorious hour, 
That brings our souls to rest ; 
Then we shall need these types no more, 
But dwell at th’ heavenly feast.] 
HYMN 16. C. M. Canterbury. [*b] 
The Agonies of Christ. 
1 NOW let our pains be all forgot, 
Our hearts no more repine ; 
Cur suff’rings are not worth a thought, 
Lord, when compar’d with thine. 
2 In lively figures here we see 
The bleeding Prince of Love ; 
Each of us hopes, he dy’d for me, 4 
And then our griefs remove. 
3 Our humble faith here takes her rise, 
While sitting round his board ; 
And back to Calvary she flies, 
To view her groaning Lord. 
e 4 His soul, what agonies it felt 
When his own God withdrew ; % 
And the large load of all our guilt | 
Lay heavy on him too. 
—5 But the Divinity within ‘a 
Supported him to bear: 
o Dying, he conquer’d hell and sin! 
And made his triumph there. 1 
g 6 Grace, wisdom, justice, join’d and wrought 
The wonders of that day; a) 
No mortal tongue, nor mortal thought, 
Can equal thanks repay. . 
o 7 Our hymns should sound like those above, _ 
Could we our voices raise ; ioe! ar 
e Yet, Lord, our hearts shall all be love, . 
o And all our lives be praise.] e\ 
HYMN 17. S. M. St. Thomas’s. zig ee. 
Incomparable Food : or, the Flesh and Blood of Christ. 
1 E sing th’? amazing deeds, 
That grace Divine pe 3° VS 


3 ; 
a a 


Book IIT. HYMN 18. 485 
e Th’ eternal God comes down and bleeds, 
To nourish dying worms. 
—2 This soul reviving wine, 
Dear Saviour, ’tis thy blood ; 
o We thank that sacred flesh of thine, 
For this immortal food. 
—3 The banquet that we eat, 
Is made of heavenly things; 
Earth has no dainties half so sweet 
As our Redeemer brings. 
‘e 4 Invain had Adam sought, 
And search’d his garden round ; 
For there was no such blessed fruit, 
Invall the happy ground. 
5 [Tbh angelic host above 
Can never taste this food ; 
They feast upon their Maker’s love,— 
But not a Saviour’s blood.] 
—6§ Onus th’ Almighty Lord 
Bestows this matchless grace ; 
And meets us with some cheering word, 
With pleasure in his face. 
7 [Come all ye drooping saints, 
And banquet with the King; 
This wine will drown your sad complaints, 
And tune your voice to sing. ] 
08 Salvation to the Name 
Of our adored Christ : 
o Through this wide earth his grace proclaim, 
His glory in the high’st. 
HYMN 18. be M. Shoel. [*] 
1 a laa we ie before thy feet! 
Thy table is divinely stor’d ; 
Thy sacred flesh our souls have eat; 
Tis living bread ; we thank thee, Lord! 
e 2 And here we drink our Saviour’ s blood ; 
-—We thank thee, Lord! ’tis gen’rous wine: 
'e Mingled with love, the fountain flow’d, 
_ From that dear, bleeding heart of thine. 
'—3 On earth is no such sweetness found, 
| For the Lamb’s flesh is heavenly food ; 
_ In vain we search the globe around, 
For bread so fine, or wine so good. 


bs _ ae. 


486 HYMN 19, 90. Bo 
4 Carnal provisions can, at bes ee 
But cheer the heart, or warm the bicitd; 


But the rich cordial that we taste, “¢ 
Gives life eternal to the dead. 
o 5 Joy to the Master of the feast ; y@ 


His name our souls for ever bless ; s 
o To God the King, and God the Priest, Ye 
A loud hosanna round the place.] 


dee: 19. L. M. Wells. [*] 
‘ot ashamed of Christ Crucified. 

i[ At thy command, our dearest Lord, 

Here we attend thy dying feast ; 
Thy blood, like wine, adorns thy board, 
And thine own flesh feeds ev’ry guest. 
2 Our faith adores thy bleeding love, 
And trusts for life in One who dy’d! 
We hope for heavenly crowns above, 
From a Redeemer crucify’d. : 
3 Let the vain world pronounce it shame, 
And fling their scandals on the cause ; 
We come to boast our Saviour’s name, 
And make our triumphs in his Cross. 
4 With joy we tell the scoffing age, 
He that was dead has left his tomb; 
He lives above their utmost rage, 
And we are waiting till he come.} 


HYMN 20. C. M. St. Martin’s. [*} 
Provisions for the Table of our Lord. d 
1 TT, ORD, we adore thy bounteous ion 
And ‘sing the solemn feast ; 
Where sweet, celestial dainties stand, . 
For ev’ry willing guest. ; 
2 The tree of life adorns the board, 
With rich, immortal fruit ; 44 
And ne’er an angry, flaming sword, q 
To guard the passage to’t. 
3 The cup stands crown’d with living juice; 
The fountain flows above, 
And runs down streaming, for our use, 
In rivulets of love. 
4 The food’s prepar’d by ia A art, 
The pleasure’s well re 


Book II. HYMN 21. 


They spread new life through ev’ry heart, 


And cheer the drooping mind. 
0 5 Shout, and proclaim the Saviour’s love, 
Ye saints that taste his wine; 
Join with your kindred saints above,— 
In loud Hosannas join. 
s 6 A thousand glories to the God 
Who gives such joy as this ; 
Hosanna! let it sound abroad, 
And reach where Jesus ie], 


HYMN 21. C. M. St. Martin’s. [*} 


The Triumphal Feast for Christ's Victory over Sin, 
Death, and Hell. 


1 IC OME, let us lift our voices high, 
Hich as our joys arise } 

And join the songs above the sky, 
Where pleasure never dies. 

2 Jesus, the God, who fought and bled, 
And conquer’d when he fell ; 

Who rose, and, at his chariot wheels, 
Dragg’d all the powers of hell :— 


| 8 Jesus, the God, imvites us here 


To this triumphal feast ; 
And brings immortal blessmgs down 
For each redeemed guest.] 
4 The Lord! how glorious is his face! 
How kind his smiles appear! 
b And oh! what melting words he says, 
To ev’ry humble ear :— 
d 5 ‘For you, the children of my love, 
‘It was for you I died: 
e ‘Behold my hands—behold my feet— 
‘ And look into my side! 
6 ‘These are the wounds for you I bore, 
‘The tokens of my pains, 
‘When I came down to free your souls 
‘From misery and chains. 
_ % {‘Justice unsheath’d its fiery sword, 
) ‘And plung’d it in my heart! 
_ ‘Infinite pangs for you | bore, 
‘And most tormenting smart. 


= HYMN 22. Book | 
‘When hell, and all its spiteful powers, — 
‘Stood dreadful in my way; 
‘To rescue those dear lives of yours, oe 
‘I gave my own away. 
9 ‘But while I bled, and groan’d, and dy’d, 
‘T ruin’d Satan’s throne : : 
‘High on my cross I hung, and spy’d 
‘The monster tumbling down. | 
o 10 ‘ Now you may triumph at my feast, 
‘ And taste my flesh, my blood ; 
‘ And live eternal ages bless’d— 
‘For ’tis immortal food.’ 
e 11 Victorious God! what can we pay, 
For favours so divine ? 
—We would devote our hearts away, 
To be for ever thine. 
o 12 We give thee, Lord, our highest praise, _ 
The tribute of our tongues ; 4 
—But themes so infinite as these, 
Exceed our noblest songs. 


HYMN 22. L. M. Quercy. [*] 
The Compassion of a dying Christ. 
1 Ou spirits join t’ adore the Lamb ;— 
Oh, that our feeble lips could move, 
oat strains immortal as his name, R 

p And melting as his dying love! y 
e 2 Was ever equal pity found P “a 

e The Prince of heaven resigns his breath, 


And pours his life out on the ground, 
—To ransom guilty worms from death. 4 
e 3 Rebels, we broke our Maker’s laws; 
—He from the threat’ning set us free; 

o Bore the full vengeance on his cross, Fi 


And nail’d the curses to the tree. 

4 [The law proclaims no terrour now, 

And Sinai’s thunder roars no more: ; 
From all his wounds new blessings favre * 
A sea of joy without a shore. 

5 Here we have wash’d our deepest stains, 
And heal’d our wounds with heavenly blood’ 


Book III. HYMN 23, 24. 489 
Bless’d fountain! springing from the veins 
Of Jesus, our incarnate God.] 
—§ In vain our mortal voices strive 
To speak compassion so divine ; 
o Had we a thousand lives to give, 
A thousand lives should all be thine. 


HYMN 23. C. M. Colchester. [b*] 
Grace and Glory by the Death of Christ. 
1 ITTING around our Father’s board, 
We raise our tuneful breath ; 
p Our faith beholds her dying Lord, 
— And dooms our sins to death. 
e 2 We see the blood of Jesus shed, 
o Whence all our pardons rise ; 
e The sinner views th’ atonement made, 
— And loves the sacrifice. 
e $ Thy cruel thorns, thy shameful cross, 
o Procure us heavenly crowns: 
—Our highest gain springs from thy loss— 
Our healing from thy wounds. 
4 Oh! ’tis impossible that we, 
Who dwell in feeble clay, 
Should equal suff’rings bear for thee, 
Or equal thanks repay. 


HYMN 24. C. M. Abridge. Barby. F*] 
Pardon and Strength from Christ. 
1 ATHER, we wait to feel th ce 
F To see thy glories shine: nae 
The Lord will his own table bless, 
And make the feast divine. 
2 We touch, we taste the heavenly bread, 
We drink the sacred cup; 
With outward forms our sense is fed, 
Our souls rejoice in hope. 
8 We shall appear before the throne 
Of our forgiving God, 
Dress’d in the garments of his Son, 
And sprinkled with his blood. 
) 4 We shall be strong to run the race, 
_.. And climb the upper sky; 


re 


490 HYMN 25. Bec 
rist will provide our souls with grace— 
He bought a large supply. ’ 
5 [Let us indulge a cheerful frame, 
For joy becomes a feast ! 
We love the mem’ry of his name, i 
More than the wine we taste.] “ 
HYMN 25. C. M. Swanwick. [*] . 
Divine Glories and Graces. i 
1 f : OW are thy glories here display’d, 
Great God! how bright they shine! 
While at thy word, we break the bread, 
And pour the flowing wine ! % 
e 2 Here thy revenging justice stands, . 
And pleads his dreadful cause ; , 
o Here saving mercy spreads her hands, * 
Like Jesus on the cross. i 
—3 Thy saints attend, with ev’ry grace, “ 
f 


On this great sacrifice ; 
And love appears with cheerful face, 
And faith with fixed eyes. 
e 4 Our hope in waiting posture sits, 
To heaven directs her sight ; 
o Here ev’ry warmer passion meets, 


And warmer powers unite. : 
o 5 Zeal and revenge perform their part, 

And rising sin destroy ; ; 
e Repentance comes with aching heart— 
— Yet not forbids the joy. 7 


6 Dear Saviour, change our faith to sight, 
Let sin for ever die ; 2. 
o Then shall our souls be all delight, F 
_ And ev’ry tear be dry. tg 


I CANNOT persuade myself to put a full period to these 
Divine Hymns, until I have addressed a special So 

of Glory to God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spiri 

Though the Latin name of it, Gloria Patri, be retained 
in the English Nation from the Roman Church; and 
though there may be some excesses of superstitious ho 
nour paid to the words of it, which may have wroug 

some unhappy prejudices in weaker Christians; yet 1 
believe it still to be one of the noblest parts of Christian 
Worship. The subject of it is the doctrine of the 
Trinity, which is that peculiar Glory of the Divine Nature, 
that our Lord Jesus Christ has so clearly revealed untc 


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‘Book HI. HYMN 26, 27. 491 
men, and is so necessary to true Christianity. The action 
is Praise; which is one of the most complete and exalted 
parts of heavenly worship. I have cast the Song into a 
variety of forms, and have fitted it, by a plain Version, or 
a larger Paraphrase, to be sung either alone, or at the 
conclusion of another Hymn.—I have also added a few 
\Hosannas, or ascriptions of Salvation to Christ, in the 
‘same manner, and for the same end. 


A SONG OF PRAISE. 


To the ever Blessed Trinity, God the Father, Son, and Spirit. 


HYMN 26. 1st. L. M. Weldon. [*] 


1 LESS’D be the Father and his love, 
To which celestial source we owe 

Rivers of endless joy above, 

| And rills of comfort here below. 

o 2 Glory to thee, great Son of God, 

e From whose dear, wounded body rolls 

__ A precious stream of vital blood— 

_ Pardon and life for dying souls! 

—3 We give thee, sacred Spirit, praise, 

_ Who in our hearts of sin and wo, 

o Mak’st living springs of grace arise, 

o And into boundless glory flow. 

g 4 Thus God the Father, God the Son, 

_ And God the Spirit, we adore ; 

| ‘That sea of life and love unknown, 
Without a bottom or a shore. 


HYMN 27. 1st. C. M. Bethlehem. [*] 


1 LORY to God the Father’s name— 
Who from our sinful race, 
Chose out his fav’rites, to proclaim 
The honours of his grace. 


_ 2 Glory to God the Son be paid—. 
e Who dwelt in humble clay ; 

p And, to redeem us from the dead, 

| Gave his own life away. 

—8 Glory to God the Spirit give— 

_. _ From whose almighty power, 

) Our souls their heavenly birth derive, * 
: And bless the happy hour. 


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492 HYMN 28—30. 


g4 Glory to God who reigns above, 
Th’ eternal Three: in One, pind 
Who by the wonders of his hives, | | 
Has made his nature known. | 


HYMN 28. 1st. S. M. St. Thomas. [*] 
a God the Father live _ 
For ever on our tongues : 2 
Sinners from his first love derive 
The ground of all their songs. 
2 Ye saints, employ your breath 
In honour of the Son; 
Who bought your souls from hell and sot 
By offering up his own. od % 
3 Give to the Spirit praise — 
Of an immortal strain ; 
Whose light and power, and grace conveys 
Salvation down to men. 
4 While God the Comforter 
Reveals our pardon’d sin, £ 
-O may the blood and water bear - 
The same record within! ; 
5 To the great One in Three, « — ' 
That seals this grace in heaven, 
The Father, Son, and Spirit, be 
Eternal glory given.] 


HYMN 29. 2d. L. M. rE 


1 (2 to God the Trinity, ~ 
Whose name has mysteries unkno 

In essence One, in persons Three ; 7 

A social nature, yet alone. 


2 When all our noblest powers are join’, 


The honours of thy name toraise; 
Thy glories overmatch our Hi 8 ae 
_ And angels faint beneath the pr 4 


HYMN 30. 2d. C. M. 


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1 dl hie God of mercy be ador’d, ae | 
Who calls our souls from: death, j 
Who saves by his redeeming word, 
And new creating breath. 


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| Book III. HYMN 31—36. 


2 To praise the Father and the Son, 
And Spirit, all divine— 
The One in Three, and Three in One— 


Let saints and angels join. 


HYMN 31. 2d. S. M. 
1 ao God the Maker’s name, 


Have honour, love, and fear ; 
To God the Saviour, pay the same, 
And God the Comforter. 
2 Father of lights above, 
Thy mercy we adore; 
The Son of thy eternal love, 


And Spirit of thy power. 


HYMN 32. 3d. L. M. 
f be God the Father, God the Son, 
And God the Spirit, Three in One, 
Be honour, praise, and glory given, 
By all on earth, and all in heaven. 


HYMN 83. Or thus. 
LL glory to the wondrous name, 
Father of mercy, God of love: 
Thus we exalt the Lord, the Lamb; 
And thus we praise the heavenly Dove. 


HYMN 34. 3d. C. M. 


ET God, the Father, and the Son, 
And Spirit, be ador’d ; 


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Where there are works to make Him known, 


Or saints to love the Lord. 
HYMN 35. Or thus. 


l Fy ONoeR to the Almighty Three, 


And everlasting One ; 


[ All glory to the Father be, 


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The Spirit, and the Son. 


HYMN 36. 3d. S. M. 
Y E angels round the throne, 
And saints that dwell below, 
Worship the Father, love the Son, 
And bless the Spirit too, 
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HYMN 37. Or thus. 
Ge to the Father praise, _ 
Give glory to the Son; 


And to the Spirit of his grace - 
Be equal honour done. 


HYMN 38. H. M. Allerton. [*} 
Song of Praise to the Blessed Trinity. 
1 I GIVE immortal praise 
To God the Father’s love, 
For all my comforts here, 
And better hopes above; 
o He sent his own | e Todie forsins, 
Eternal Son That man had done. 
— 2 To God the Son belongs 
Immortal glory too; 
e Who bought us with his blood 
From everlasting wo: ' 
o And now he lives, | And sees the fruit — 
o And now he reigns, Of all his pains. 


— 3 To God the Spirit’s name 
Immortal worship give, 
Whose new creating power — a 
Makes the dead sinner live: " | 
o His work completes | And fills the soul 
The great design, With joy. divine. 
g 4 Almighty God, to thee - 
Be endless honour done ; bi 
The undivided ‘Three, ; ‘ 
And the mysterious One. _ e 
e Where reason fails, -| 0 There faith prevails, 
Withall her powers— | ‘And love adores. 


HYMN 39. H. M. Bethesda. [*] 
1 bd ap Him who chose us. first, 
Before the world began ; 
To Him who bore the curse | 
To save rebellious man; 
To him who form’d | _ Is endless praise. 
Our hearts anew, And glory due. 


‘Book iil. HYMN 40—42. 495 


2 The Father’s love shall run 

Through our immortal songs ; 

We bring to God the Son 

Hosannas on our tongues: 
Our lips address | With equal praise, 
The Spirit’s name And zeal the same. 


3 Let ev’ry saint above, 

And angels round the throne, 

For ever bless and love 

The sacred Three in One. 
‘Thus heaven shall raise | When earth and time 
‘His honours high, Grow old and die. ] 


HYMN 40. H. M. 
O God the Father’s throne 
Perpetual honours raise 5 
Glory to God the Son, 
To God the Spirit [Ss : 


And while our lips Our faith adores 
‘Their tribute bring, The name we sing. 


HYMN 41. Or thus. 


ad gar our eternal God, 

The Father, and the Son, 

And Spirit, all divine, 

Three mysteries in one,— 

| Salvation, power, By all on earth, 
And praise be given, And all in heav en.] 


THE HOSANNA, 


or, Salvation ascribed to CHRIST. 


HYMN 42. L. M. 


1 HAs A to King David’s Son, 

Who reigns on a superiour throne: 
We bless the Prince of heavenly birth, 
Who brings salvation down to earth. 


2 Let ev’ry nation, ev’ry age, 

In this delightful work engage ; 
| Old men and babes in Zion sing 

The growing glories of her King. 


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HYMN 43. C. M. 
1 Hee A to the Prince of Gites 
Zion, behold thy King! 

Proclaim the Son of David’s race, 
And teach the babes to sing. or 
2 Hosanna to th’ incarnate Word, a 
Who from the Father came ; 

Ascribe salvation to the Lord, ar 
With blessings on his Name. 


HYMN 44. S. M. Sa 


a | OSANNA to the Son i 
Of David, and of God; 7 


Who brought the news of pardon down, — 
And bought it with his bloods . 

2 To Christ, th’ Anointed King, 
Be endless blessings given ; 

Let the whole earth his glory sing, 
Who made our peace with Heaven. 


HYMN 45. H. M. 
1 Hes. to the King, 
Of David’s ancient blood ; 9 

Behold he comes to bring - 

Forgiving grace from God : "7 
Let old and young | And at his feet 
Attend his way, Their honours lay. 

2 Glory to God on high; 

Salvation to the Lamb; sets 

Let earth, and sea, and sky, ‘ 

His wondrous love proclaim : 
Upon his head And ev’ry age 
Shall honours rest, | Pronounce him bless’d. 


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SELECTED 


FROM VARIOUS AUTHORS. 


HYMN 1. L. M. Old Hundred. [*] 
Being of God. Ps. civ. 


el A Mere is a God—all nature speaks, 


Through earth, and air, and sea, and | 
0 See from the clouds his glory breaks, [skies ; 


When the first beams of morning rise. 
_—2 The rising sun, serenely bright, 
O’er the wide world’s extended frame, 
Inscribes, in characters of light, 
His mighty Maker’s glorious name. 
_o 3 The flow’ry tribes all blooming rise, 
Above the weak attempts of art; 
e The smallest worms, the meanest flies, 
Speak sweet conviction to the heart. 
_—4 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad, 
_ And trace creation’s wonders o’er, 
_e Confess the footsteps of the God ;— 
_a Bow down before him—and adore. _ Steele. 


| HYMN 2. C. M. as [b*] 
| Goodness of God. Nahum i, 7. 
lid in humble souls, avuioaes: your God, 
With songs of sacred praise ; 
For he is good, immensely good, 
And kind are all his ways. 
2 All nature owns his guardian care ; 
In him we live and move; 
_o But nobler benefits declare 
The wonders of his love. 
-e 3 He gave his Son, his only Son, 
| To ransom rebel worms ; 
—’Tis here he makes his goodness known, 
| In its divinest forms. 
_e 4 To this dear refuge, Lord, we come ; 
| Tis here our hope relies: 
| 0 A safe defence, a peaceful home, 
! When storms of trouble rise. 
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—5 Thine eye beholds, with kind regard, { 

The souls who trust in thee; | 

Their humble hope thou wilt reward, - | 

With bliss divinely freee -_ | 

o 6 Great God, to thy almighty Love 
What honours shall we raise ? 
Not all the raptur’d songs above 

Can render equal praise. 


HYMN 3. C. M. Mitcha 


God the Creator 
1 EK TERNAL Wisdom, ‘thee 
Thee the creation sings ; 
With thy lov’d name, rocks, hills, and seas, 
And heaven’s high palace rings. * 
g 2 Thy hand,—how wide it spread the sky! — 
How glorious to behold! 
—Ting’d with a blue of heavenly die, 
And starr’d with sparkling gold. 
3 Thy glories blaze, all nature round, — 
And strike the gazing sight, 
Through skies, and seas, and solid aia ¥ 
With terrour and delight. ; 
g 4 Infinite strength, and equal skill, == 
Shine through the worlds abroad, 
e Our souls with vast amazement fill, 
And speak the builder—God. 


—5 But still the wonders of thy grace 
e _ Our softer passions move ; ill 
Pity divine, in Jesus’ face, i: tv 
We see, adore, and love. _ Watts t 
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HYMN 4 Ce a a 
al Aue silence—all created things, at 4 
And wait your Maker’s nod 449 
- My-soul stands trembling while she sings 
_ The honours of her God. 2 bh 
e 2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds | inkn 
Hang on his firm decree ; : 
He sits on no precarious throne, 
Nor borrows leave—tfo be. ie 
3 Chain’d to his throne a volume oe nA 
With all the fates of men; Pn fe 


er HYMN 5. 4 
With ev’ry angel’s form and size, 
Drawn by th’ eternal pen. 

—4 His providence unfolds the book, 
And makes his counsels shine ; 
Each opening leaf, and ev’ry stroke, 

 Fulfils some deep design. 
5 (Here he exalts neglected worms, 
To sceptres and a crown ; 
And there, the following page he turns, 
_ And treads the monarch down. 
6 Not Gabriel asks the reason why, 
Nor God the reason gives ; 
Nor dares the fav’rite angel pry 
Between the folded leaves.) 
e 7 My God, I would not long to see 
| My fate, with curious eyes ; 
_ What gloomy lines are writ for me, 
Or what bright scenes may rise. 
—8 In thy fair book of life and grace, 
| O may I find my name, 
Recorded in some humble place, 
Beneath my Lord—the Lamb. Watts. 


| HYMN 5. L. P. M. St. Helen’s. [*] 
God’s Name proclaimed. Ex. XExiV, 6—8. 
; Pon BEND, my soul, the voice divine, 
And mark what beaming glories shine 
. Around thy condescending God ! . 
' To us—to us, he still proclaims 
e His awful, his endearing names ; 
o Attend, ‘and sound them all abroad. 
d 2 ‘Jehovah I, the sovereign Lord, 
| ©The mighty God, by heaven ador’d, 
| ‘Down to the earth my footsteps bend: 
e ‘My heart the tenderest pity knows, 
- * Goodness, full-streaming, wide o pay 
‘ And grace and truth shall never end. 
| 8 ‘My patience long can crimes endure, — 
‘My pard’ning love is ever sure, 
__ * When penitential sorrow mourns ; 
*'To millions, through unnumber’d years, 
‘New hope and new delight it bears ; 
‘Yet wrath against the sinner burns.” 


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o 4 Make haste, my soul, the vision meet, 
e All prostrate at thy Sovereign’s feet, 
— And drink the tuneful accents in: 
o Speak on, my Lord, repeat the voice, 
Diffuse these heart-expanding joys, 
Till heaven repeat the rapt’rous scene. 
Doddridge 
HYMN 6. C..M. Colchester. [*] 
Adam: or, the Fall of Man. Gen. iii. 
1 OX man, in his own image made, 
How much did God bestow ! 
The whole creation homage paid, 
And own’d him Lord below. 
o 2 He dwelt in Eden’s garden, stor’d 2 
With sweets for ev’ry sense ; F 
And there, with his descending Lord, 
He walk’d in confidence. . 
e 8 But oh! by sin how quickly chang’d! 
His honour forfeited ; 
His heart, from God and truth estrang’d, ; 
His conscience, fill’d with dread. 
—4 Now from his Maker’s voice he flies, 
Which was before his joy : 


And thinks to hide amidst the trees, i 
From an all-seeing eye. | e 
5 Compell’d to answer to his name,— ¥ 
With stubbornness and pride, } 
He cast on God himself the blame, * 


Nor once for mercy cried. , 

o 6 But grace, unask’d, his heart subdu’d, 
And all his guilt forgave : a 
By faith the promis’d Seed he view’d, ii 
And felt the power to save. Newton 


HYMN 7. H. M. Allerton. [*} 
Types of the Messiah. Heb. ivy, 2. 
1 d Woeern” in ancient days, 
Not only had a view 
Of Sinai in a blaze, 
But learn’d the gospel too: 

The types and figures were a glass, 
In which they saw the Saviour’s face. 


Select. HYMN s. 9 
2 The paschal sacrifice, 
And blood-besprinkled door,— 
Seen with enlighten’d eyes, 
And once apply’d with power, 
Would teach the need of other blood, 
fo reconcile an angry God. 
3 The lamb, the dove, set forth 
His perfect i innocence, 
Whose blood of matchless worth 
Should be the soul’s defence : 
‘or he who can for sin atone, 
Must have no failings of his own. 
-4 The scape-goat, on his head, 
“sl The people’s trespass bore ; 
And, to the desert led, 
Was to be seen no more: 
__ In him our Surety seem’d to say, 
‘d ‘ Behold, I bear your sins away.’ 
— 5 Dipp’d in his fellow’s blood, 
| The living bird went free: 
The type, well understood, 
Express’d the sinner’s plea— 
-e Describ’d a guilty soul enlarg’d, 
_ And by a Saviour’s death discharg? d. 
o 6 Jesus, I love to trace, 
Throughout the sacred page, 
The footsteps of thy grace, 
The same in ev’ry age! 
‘—O grant that I may faithful be : 
To clearer light vouchsaf’d to me! Cowper. 
HYMN 8. 7’s. Redeeming Love. [*] — 


- Birth of the Saviour. 
1 ARK! the herald angels sing, ao 
‘Glory to the new-born King! 
‘Peace on earth, and mercy mild, 
God and sinners reconcil’d 
; 2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise, 
Join the triumph of the skies; 
With th’ angelic host proclaim, 
é _ Christ is born in Bethlehem. 
4 Veil’d in flesh—the Godhead see, 
Hail th’ qpearnats Deity ; 


10 HYMN 9, 10. 


Pleas’d as man with men t” “appear, ae 
Jesus our Emmanuel here. 

o 5 Hail the heaven-born Prides of Peace! 
Hail the Sun of Righteousness! 
Light and life to all he brings, _ 
Ris’n with healing im his wings. 

e 6 Mild, he lays his glory by ;” 
Born, that man no more may die; 

Born, to raise the sons of earth ; 

Born, to give them second birth. Rippon’s Col, 

HYMN 9. C. M. Bethlehem. [*] 


Joy of Angels at the Saviour’s birth. 


1 WHILE shepherds watch’d wes fl 
All seated on the ground, _ [by 
The angel of the Lord came down, — 
And glory shone around. 
e 2 ‘Fear not,’ said he, for mighty dread 
Had seiz’d their troubled mind, 
‘ Glad tidings of great joy I bring, 
‘'To you and all manki 
b 3 ‘To you, in David’s town, this sdeay, 
‘Is born of David’s line, 7 
‘The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, . 
‘And this shall be the sign:— § 
‘The heavenly Babe you there shall ind 
‘'To human view display’d, 4 
‘ All meanly wrapp’d in swaddling hands, 4 
‘ And in a manger laid.’ 
—5 Thus spake the seraph; and forthwith | 5 
Appear’d a shining throng . 
Of angels, praising God, who thus | ino # 
Address’d their joyful song :— ‘i 
s 6 ‘Allglory be to God onhigh, = = 
‘ And to the earth be peace; | 
‘Good will henceforth from heaven somal 
‘Begin, and never cease.’ linens Tate. 


HYMN 10. his MM. i 


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o 1° GHEPHERDS, Tia lift up nee pe 
‘And send your fears away ; id 

‘News from the region of the skies— 

u  ‘Salvation’s born to-day! . i 


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Select. HYMN 11. 11 


RIM 2 
22 ‘ JESUS, the God, whom angels fear, 
‘Comes down to dwell with you ; 

—‘ To-day he makes his entrance here, 
e ‘But not as monarchs do. 
3 ‘No gold, nor purple swaddling bands, ~ 
© Nor royal, shining things ; 
‘A manger for his cradle stands, 
a ‘And holds the King of kings! 
o 4 ‘Go, shepherds, where the Infant lies, 
__* And see his humble throne ; 
p ‘With tears of joy, in all your eyes, 
‘Go, shepherds, kiss the Son.’ 
—5 Thus Gabriel sang—and straight around, 
__ The heavenly armies throng: 
They tune their harps to lofty sound, 
And thus conclude the song :— 
s 6 ‘Glory to God who reigns above, 
‘Let peace surround the earth ; 
‘Mortals shall know their Maker’s love, 
‘At their Redeemer’s birth.’ Watts’s Lyr. 
HYMN 11. 8, 6 & 5. Christmas. [*] 
Christmas Morn. 
ol IFT up your heads in joyful hope, 
Salute the happy morn: 
— Each heavenly power, 
0 Proclaim the glad hour ; 
s Lo, Jesus the Saviour is born! 
o 2 All glory be to God on high, 
To him all praise isdue;  ~ 
0 The promise. is seal’d— 
The Saviour’s reveal’d— 
And proves that the record is true. 
s 3 Let joy around like rivers flow; 
Flow on, and still increase ; 
Spread o’er the glad earth, 
At Emmanuel’s birth— 
For heaven and earth are at peace. 
e 4 Now the good will of God is shown 
Towards Adam’s helpless race ; 
o Messiah is come— 
To ransom his own— 
To save them by infinite grace. 


ae HYMN 12,18. 


o 5 Then let us join the heavens above, — ute 
Where hymning seraphs sing; 
s Join all the glad powers— wb if 
For their Lord is ours— 
Our Prophet, our Priest, and our King. dail 
HYMN 12. C. P. M. » Pilgrim. {b] © 
Infancy of the S i" 
p 1 O SIGHT of anguish ! ne ti it near,— 
What weeping innocence is here—@ 
A manger for his bed! ..  . . 
—The brutes yield refuge; to his ee 
e Men, worse than brutes,no pity OMe: + oa 
Nor give him friendly aid! hae 
o 2 Why do no rapid thunders roll! 44 ae 
Why do not tempests rock the pale Sy awl x 

e _O miracle of grace! % 


o Or why no angels on the wing, __ ‘. 
Warm for the honour of their lai “7 

e Topunishalltherace! | di 

e 3 Tho’ now an INFANT bath’d in tears, 

o He call’d to form the rolling spheres ; : va 


g And.seraphs own’d his nod! 
e Helpless he calls, but men delay :— P 
e Ungrateful sinners disobey = : 
The first-born Son of God ! : : 
—4 Say, radiant seraphs, thron’d in light, : 
o Did love e’er, tower so high : a flight : ae [ 
e Or glory sink so low? a 
—This wonder angels scarce declare; 
Angels the rapture scarce can bear, 
Or equal praise bestow. 
e 5 Redemption! ’tis a boundless theme; 
Thou boundless Mind, our hearts pure 
With ardour from above : | 
d Words are but faint, let joy express— ‘4 
Vain is mere’ joy—let actions bie 
This prodigy of love. th, 
HYMN 13. C. M. ae 9 ey 


Christ's Ministry. Luke iv, 18, 19.’ 

d 1 ARK,—the glad sound \—the Pe 
The Saviour promis’d long! [comes 

—Let ev TY, heart prepare a bic genner A ae 
And ev’ry. voice a'song: | di) Se 


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HYMN 14. 13 


2 On him the Spirit, largely pour’, 
Exerts its sacred fire ; 
Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, 
‘His holy breast i inspire. 
0 3. He comes—the pris’ners to release, 
Tn Satan’s bondage held ; 
0 The gates of brass before him burst— 
The iron fetters yield ! 
o 4 He comes—from thickest films of vice 
To clear the mental ray 
9 And on the eye-balls of he blind 
To pour celestial day. 
e 5 He comes—the broken heart to bind— 
The bleeding soul to cure ; 
9 And, with the treasures of his grace, 
T’ enrich the humble poor. 
e 6 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, 
Thy welcome shall proclaim ; 
And heaven’s eternal arches ring 
With thy beloved name. Doddridge. 


HYMN 14. L. M. Islington. [*] 
Christ’s Example. 
1 AN D is the gospel peace and love ? 
Such let our conversation be ; 
The serpent blended with the dove,— 
Wisdom and meek simplicity. 
2 Whene’er the angry passions rise, 
And tempt our thoughts or tongues to strife ; 
To Jesus let us lift our eyes, 
Bright pattern of the Christian life. 
3 O how benevolent and kind! 
How mild—how ready to forgive! 
Be this the temper of our mind, 
And these the rules by which we live. 
4 To do his heavenly Father’s will, 
Was his employment and delight ; 
Humility and holy zeal 
Shone through his life, divinely bright. 
_ 5 Dispensing good where’er he came, — 
_ The labours of his life were love ; co ie 
_ Then, if we bear the Saviour’s name, | 
By his example let us move, Steele. 
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14 HYMN 15, 16. 
HYMN 15. L. M. Weldon. i) 


Christ’s Transfiguration. Matt. xvii, 4 
1 W HEN at this distance, Lord, we trace 
The various glories of th ‘face, 
What transport pours o’er all our ivcash z 
And charms our cares and woes to rest! 
2 With thee, in the obscurest cell, , 
On some bleak mountain would I ‘dwell; 
Rather than pompous courts behold, ¢ 
And share their grandeur and their gold. 
d 3 Away, ye charms of mortal joy! 
Raptures divine my thoughts employ! 
o I see the King of glory shine ;— 
e I feel his love, and call him mine. 
—4 On Tabor thus his servants view’d 
His lustre, when transform’d he stood ; 
And, bidding earthly scenes farewell, y 
Cried, ‘ Lord, ’tis pleasant heré to dwell.’ 
—5 Yet still our elevated eyes 
To nobler visions long to rise ; 
o That grand assembly would we join, 
Where all thy saints around thee shine. 
d 6 That mount—how bright! those forms—hoy 
o ’Tis good to dwell for ever there : [fair 
’ da death, dear envoy of our God, 
And bear me to that blest abode. Doddridge 
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HYMN 16. L. M. Dresden. [*] 
Christ weeping over Jerusalem. Luke xix, 41, 42. 
p 1 W HAT venerable sight appears !— 
The Son of God,dissolv’d in tears!— 

Trace, O my soul, with sad surprise, 

The sorrows of a Saviour’s eyes. 

e 2 For whom, bless’d Jesus, we would know, 

Doth such’a sacred torrent flow ?>—_ 

What brother, or what friend of thine, — 

Is grac’d and mourn’d with drops diving 
—3 Nor brother, there, nor friend I see— es 
d But sons of pride and cruelty ;_ iia 

Who like rapacious tigers stood, 4 

Impatient, panting for thy ‘blood. » i 
p 4 Dear Lord, and did thy gushing eyes 

Thus stream o’er dying enemies? 


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‘Select. HYMN 17. 15 
And can thy tenderness forget 
The sinner, humbled at thy feet ? 
-e 5 With deep remorse our bowels move,— 
That we have wrong’d such matchless love ; 
e Thy gentle pity, Lord, display, 
And smile these trembling fears away. 
—6 Give us to shine before thy face, 
Eternal trophies of thy grace ; 
o Where songs of praise thy saints employ, _ 
And mingle with a Saviour’s joy. Doddridge. 


HYMN 17. %s. St. John’s. [b] 

Gethsemane : or, Agony in the Garden. Matt. xxvi, 36—45. 

1 MANY woes had Christ endur’d, 
Many sore temptations met, 
Patient and to pains inur’d! 
e But the sorest trial yet 
Was to be sustain’d in thee,— 
‘a Gloomy—sad—Gethsemane ! 
-e 2 Came at length the dreadful night! 
-d Vengeance, with his iron rod, 
Stood, and with collected might, 
Bruis’d the harmless Lamb of God: 
'p See, my soul, the Saviour see— 
Prostrate in Gethsemane. 
1e 3 There my God bore all my guilt; 
'—This, through grace, can be believ’d! 
e But the torments which he felt, 
Are too vast to be conceiv’d : 
None can penetrate through thee— 
-a Doleful—dark—Gethsemane. 
4. All my sins against my God— 
é All my sias against his laws— 
All my sins against his blood— 
| my sins against his cause :— 
'e on as boundless as the sea! 
ide me, O Gethsemane! 

—5 Here’s my claim, and here alone ; 
None a Saviour more can need ; 
Deeds of righteousness I’ve none; 

_ Not a work that I can plead: 
_ Nota glimpse of hope for me, 
Only in Gethsemane. 


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ae 


ne HYMN 18, 19. _ 
o 6 Father, Son, and Holy Ost : 
One almighty God of love, = = 


; ¢ + oe 
eee ae 


Prais’d by all the heavenly host, we >ith A Ae 
In thy shining courts above— ~~ (Uk Ma 
We, poor sinners, gracious Three, fp 


Praise thee for Gethsemane, 
HYMN is. C. M. Piva [by 
The Saviour’s Death. - 
el F ROM whence these direful omens iit 
Which heaven and earth amaze! —_- 
Wherefore do earthquakes cleave the ground? 
Why hides the sun his.rays? ioe 
—2 Well may the earth atoniaied shake, . 
And nature sympathize; __ a 
The sun as darkest night be black—. sath 
: Their Maker, JESUS—dies. cf 
3 Behold, fast streaming from the tree— 
His all atoning blood! Bs BS a 
d Is this the INFINITE ?tis nee oie Yd 
My Saviour and my God. 

p 4 For me—these pangs his soul assail, 
__ For me—this death isborne;.. 5), 
My sins gave sharpness to the nail, a8. 

And pomted ev’ry thorn.. 29 
—5 Let sin no more my.soul enslave 17 y * 


= 
- 


1, 


Ne 


VP ee er Saany 0 
mie aE SS < 


d _ Break, Lord, its tyrant chain;,..., 
e Oh, save me, whom thou cam st to save, Te 
Nor bleed—nor die in vain. renwal), a 


HYMN 19. L. M. Carthage.’ Munich. fb 


It is finished. John xix, 30. ns : 
1 aus finish’d :—so the Saviour cried st 
And meekly bow’d his head, and d! 
Tis finish’d :—yes, the race isrunj— 
The battle fought, the vict’?ry won. 3 

2 ?Tis finish’d—all that Heaven aad | 
yt all that ancient prophets said, ~ 4h 
Is now fulfill’d, as was design’d,- J # ee 
In me,the Saviour of mankind. 9” ° 0" 

3 Tis finish’d':—Aaron now vaninahe 49 
Must stain his robes with purple gore ; ga VE 
The sacred veil is rent in twains ) § ©” ah 
The Jewish rites no more remain. © ©” 


| Select. _ HYMN 20. 17 

4 ?Tis finish’d :—this my dying groan 
_ Shall sins of ev’ry kind atone; 

o Millions shall be redeem’d from death, 
—By this my last,expiring breath. 

5 ’Tis finish’d :—Heaven is reconcil’d, 

And all the powers of darkness spoil’d : 
o Peace, love, and happiness, again 

Return, and dwell with sinful men. 


—6 ’Tis finish’d :—let the joyful sound 
Be heard through all the nations round 
s ’Tis finish’d :—let the echo fly, 
Through heaven and hell, through earth and 
sky. Dr. Stennet. 


HYMN 20. L. M. Dresden. [b *] 
Christ's Dying, Rising, and Reigning. 
p 1 §-¥ E dies !—the Friend of sinners dies! 
Lo! Salem’s daughters weep around ! 
_a A solemn darkness veils the skies! 
d A sudden trembling shakes the ground! 


e 2 Come, saints, and drop a tear or two, 
For him who groan’d beneath your load ; 
p He shed a thousand drops for you— 
A thousand drops of richer blood. 


3 Here’s love and grief beyond degree— 
a The Lord of glory dies for men! 
o But, lo! what sudden joys we see! 
d Jesus, the dead—revives again! 


o 4 The rising God forsakes the tomb! 
Up to his Father’s court he flies! 
_g Cherubic legions guard him home, 
And shout him welcome to the skies! 


‘u 5 Break off your tears, ye saints, and tell 
How high our great Deliv’rer reigns; . 
o Sing how he spoil’d the hosts of hell, 
d And led the tyrant, death—in chains. 
s 6 Say, ‘ Live for ever, glorious King, 
__ ‘Born to redeem, and strong to save” 
-d Then ask—‘ O death, where is thy sting? 
‘ And where thy viet’ry, boasting grave °? 
2 


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Christ’s Resurrection. 


fatt, xxviii,6. 0 
d 1 JEJARK! the herald angels say ti Me ‘ 
Christ, the Lord, is rise th day a 4 

o Raise your joys and triumphs ng 3 
Let the glorious tidings fly. 

e 2 Love’s redeeming work is done! By. 
Th’ battle’s fought, the viet’ry wo ; 
Lo! the sun’s eclipse is o’er; 9) ‘a 
Lo! he sets in blood no more... phir! of 

—3 Vain the stone, the watch, the seal— ; 
Christ has burst the gates of hell; ott 
Death in vain forbids his rise ; 2a 
Christ has open’d Paradise. oroy 

Oo 4 Lives again our glorious king, i 

d ‘Where, O death, is now thy sting! 3 

e Once he-died our souls to save, ) 1 


—_—e 


d ‘ Where’s thy vict’ry, boasting grave ?” 
—5 What though once we perish’d all, 


Partners of our parents’ fall ;— 
xs o, Second life we shall receive, 


a And in Christ for ever live. _ Cuil 
HYMN 22. 4s. Epiphany. ae 


Christ's Ascension. oe 


sa HS the day that saw him rise, x 6 
Ravish’d from our wishful eyes; 


Christ, awhile to mortals given, =) 

Pie Reasconds his native heaven: 
There the pompou8 triumph waits; Ba APs i bi 

e Lift your heads, eternal gates!” ‘ “ii 2 


‘ Wide unfold the radiant scene, 
‘Take the King of gloryin!?? | 9 
—2 Him though highest heaven receives, a 
Still he loves the earth ‘he leav Me eres 
Though returning to his throne, ~~ 
Still he calls mankind his own. Wii bak 
i‘ 


Prevalent, his death he plez 1 
Next himself prepares a place, 
Harbinger of human race ad hapa 


| Select. HYMN 2s. © 19 
fe 3 Master, (may we ever say,). 
| Taken from the world away, 
See thy faithful servants, see, 
Ever gazing up to thee. 
Grant, though parted from our sight,, 
|—High above yon azure height,— 
Grant our souls may thither rise— 
Foll’wing thee beyond the skies. 
o 4 Ever upward let us move, 
Wafted on the wings of love; 
Looking when our Lord shall come— 
Looking for a happier home. 
o There we shall with thee remain, 
Partners of thy endless reign ; 
There thy face unclouded see— 
Find a heaven of heavens in thee. 
HYMN 23. L. M. Oporto. [*] 

Christ’s Death, Resurrection, and Ascension. \ Acts ii, 32—36. 

1 OME, tune, ye saints, your noblest strains, 
Your dying, rising Lord to sing; 

And echo, to the heavenly plains, 

The triumphs of your Saviour King. 

-2 In songs of grateful rapture tell, 
How he subdu’d your potent foes ; 
Subdu’d the powers of death and hell, 

_. And, dying, finish’d all your woes. 
3 Then to his glorious throne on high, 
Return’d ; while hymning angels round, 
Through the bright arches of the sky, 
The God, the conquering God, resound. 
4 Almighty love, victorious power! 
Not angel tongues can e’er display - 
The wonders of that dreadful hour— 
The joys of that illustrious day. 
5 Then well may mortals try in vain, 
In vain their feeble voices raise ; 
Yet Jesus hears the humble strain, 

_. And kindly owns our wish. to praise. 

6 Dear Saviour, let thy wondrous grace 

Fill ev’ry heart, and every tongue ; 

Till the full glories of thy face 

| Inspire a sweeter, nobler song. _ Steele. 


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20 HYMN 124; 25. | 
HYMN 24. 7s. Redeeming Love. Pl 


Christ’s Resurrection and Ascension. Matt. xxviii, 2. 

d 1 AA roll the rock away! 

Death, yield up the mighty prey! 

s See, the Saviour quits the tomb— 
Glowing with immortal bloom. = = ; 

u 2 Shout, ye seraphs ; Gabriel, raise 
Thine eternal trump ‘of praise ; 

—Let the earth’s remotest bound 
Echo to the blissful sound. 

o 3 Now, ye saints, lift up your eyes ; 
See the Conqueror mount the skies ; 
Troops of angels on the road, 

Hail and sing th’ incarnate God: 

g 4 Heaven unfolds her portals wide— 
Glorious Hero, through them ride; 
King of glory, mount thy throne ; 


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Fee 7 


oundless empire is thine own. 
s 5 Praise him, ye celestial choirs, 
Praise, and sweep your golden lyres ; - 
Praise him in the noblest songs, t 
From ten thousand thousand tongues. 
—6 Let Emmanuel be ador’d— ~ 7 


d Ransom, Mediator, Lord ; 
o To creation’s utmost bound, lua 
Let th’ immortal praise resound. Gibbons. 


HYMN 25. 8, 7, & 4. Tamworth. [*] 
Praise to the Redeemer. 
1 ESS God, while angels bless thee, 
May an infant lisp thy name? 
—Lord of man, as well as angels, * 
Thou art every creature’s theme. 
0 Hallelujah, 
Hallelujah, hallelujah. Amee. 
—2 Lord of every land and nation, 
Ancient of eternal days ! . 
o Sounded through the wide cre ee 
Be thy just, exalted praise. - Hal. 
g 3 For the grandeur of thy nature— ia 
Grand beyond a seraph’s thought— nell 
For created works of power, 
Works with skill and kindness wreath ‘Hal. 


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| Select. — HYMN 26. 21 
_ 4 For thy- providence that governs, 
Through thine empire’s wide domain ; 
-e Wings an angel—guides a sparrow— 
'o Blessed be thy gentle reign. Hal. 
e 5 But thy rich, thy free redemption, 
| Dark through brightness all along! 
e Thought is poor, and poor expression ; : 
a Who dare sing that awful song? . Hal. 
—6 Brightness of the Father’s glory, 
e Shall thy praise unutter’d lie? 
'd Fly, my tongue, such guilty silence! 
0 Sing the Lord, who came to die. Hal. 
e 7 Did archangels sing thy coming? 
Did the shepherds learn their lays ? 
_—Shame would cover me, ungrateful, 
Should my tongue refuse to praise. Hal. 
8 From the highest throne in glory, 
‘a To the cross of deepest wo— 
_ All to ransom guilty captives! 
s Flow, my praise, for ever flow, Hal. 
‘0 9 Go, return, immortal Saviour ; 
Leave thy footstool, take thy throne: 
g Thence return, and reign for ever ; 
Be the kingdom all thine own. 
Hallelujah, &c. Robinson. 


HYMN 26. C. M. Marlborough. [*] 


Coronation of Christ. Cant. iii, 11. 
1 \. ee hail the power of Jesus’ name! 
Let angels prostrate fall ; 
Bring forth the royal diadem, 
And crown him—Lord of all. 
2 Crown him, ye morning stars of uekn 
Who fix’d this floating ball 5. 
Now hail the strength of Israel’s might, 
And crown him—Lord of all... 
3 Crown him ye martyrs of our God, 
Who from his altar call; 
_ Extol the stem of Jesse’s rod, 
@ And crown him—Lord of all. . 
_—4 Hail him, ye heirs of David’s line, » 
. Whom David, Lord, did call : 
| The God incarnate! Man Divine! 
_o And crown him-—Lord of all. 


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22 HYMN 27. Selec 
—5 Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, 
oo paarrtichi from the nea Phat dic | 
ail him who saves you by his grace, bg 
o And crown him—Lord of all. 
e 6 Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget 
The wormwood and the gall ; 
—Go spread your trophies at his feet, 
o And crown him—Lord of all. 
7” Let every kindred, every tribe, - 
On this terrestrial ball, 
g To him all majesty ascribe, 
And crown him—Lord of all. Duman. 


HYMN 27. 6 & 4. Trinity. lg 


Jesus is King. Rev. xiv, 3. 
1 1 Oy us awake our joys, 
Strike up with cheerful voice— 
Each creature, sing ; 
Angels—begin the song, 
Mortals the strains prolong, 
In accents sweet and strong,— 
o ‘Jesus is king.’ 
—2 Proclaim abroad his name, 
Tell of his matchless fame— 
What wonders done ; 
Shout through hell’s dark profound, 
Let the whole earth resound, 
Till.the high heavens rebound— 
‘ The vict’ry’s won.’ 
—3 He vanquish’d sin and hell, 
And the last foe will quell ; 
e Mourners, rejoice ! r 
His dying love adore: 
o Praise’ him, now rais’d in power, © 
And triumph ever more, 
With a glad voice. 
o 4 All hail the glorious day, . 
When through the heavenly wa’ p 
g Lo, he shall come! 
e While they who pierc’d him wail, 
His promise shall not fail ; 
o Saints, see your King prevail; % 
d Come, dear Lord, come! Kingsbury, 


HYMN 28. H. M. Triumph. [*] 


The Kingdom of Christ. Phil. iv, 4. 
we 1 EJOICE—the Lord is King! 
Your God and King adore ; 
Mortals, give thanks and sing, 
And triumph evermore : 
Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, 
Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 
2 Rejoice—the Saviour reigns! 
The God of truth and love ; 
When he had purg’d our stains, 
He took his seat above : 
Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, 
Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 
—3 His kingdom cannot fail ; 
He rules air, earth, and heaven : 
The keys of death and hell 
Are to our Jesus given: 
_ o Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, 
Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 
—5 He all his foes will quell, 
Will all our sins destroy ; 
And every bosom swell, 
With pure seraphic joy ; 
o Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, 
Rejoice aloud, ye saints, rejoice. 
o 6 Rejoice, in glorious hope; 
Jesus the Judge will come— 
And take his servants up 
To their eternal home: 
g We soon shall hear th’ archangel’s voice : 
The trump of God shall sound—rejoice ! Rippon 


HYMN 29. C. M. Swanwick. [*] 
Glories of God in Redemption. Is. xliv, 23. 
gl ATHER—how wide thy glory shines! 
F How high thy wonders rise! 
o Known through the earth by thousand signs, 
By thousands through the skies. 
d 2 But when we view thy strange design, 
To save rebellious worms ; 
p Where vengeance and compassion join, 
In their divinest forms ;— 


24 HYMN 30. 
g 3 Here the whole Deity is known; _ 
e Nor dares acreature guess— 
e Which of the glories brightest shone ¢ 
d The justice or the grace. 
b 4 Now the full glories of the Lamb — 
Adorn the heavenly plains: ~ + 
Bright seraphs learn Emmanuel’s name, ; 
And try their choicest strains. 1 9 
o 5 O may I bear some humble pete ee 
In that immortal song! ;' 
s Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, 
And love command my tongue. Watts’s Lyr, 


HYMN 30. 6 & 4, C. M. Bermondsey. ly 
Worthy the Lamb. Rev. y; 12. 5 
o 1 Gio to God on high: 
Let heaven and earth reply— 
0 Praise ye his Name! _. 
—His love and grace adore, i; = 
e Who all our sorrows bore ; 
—And sing for evermore— 
Oo Worthy the Lamb. 
—2 All they around the throne 
o Cheerfully join in one, 
Praising his Name ; 

We, who have felt his blood 

Sealing our peace with God, 

Sound his dear name abroad— oat 
Oo Worthy the Lamb. 
—3 Join, all ye ransom’d race, 

Our Lord and God to bless ; 
o Praise ye his name : 
o In him we will rejoice, 

And make a joyful noise, Wi 
o Shouting with heart and voice— © 
u Worthy the Lamb. ; 
e 4 What though we change our place— 


a 


—Yet we shall never cease. 
Praising his name: ai Beak 
o To him our songs we bring— of) i 


s Hail him our gracious King, 
And without ceasing sing, 


ne a retl AE 
Worthy the Lamb. i Hill’s Col. 


Select. HYMN 31, 82. 25 
HYMN 31. L. M. Munich. Moreton. [*] 


Christ's Intercession. Heb. vii, 25. 
1 HE lives—the great Redeemer lives ; 
What joy the blest assurance gives !— 
—And now before his Father God, 
Pleads the full merits of his blood, 
e 2 Repeated crimes awake our fears, 
And justice, arm’d with frowns, appears; 
—But in the Saviour’s lovely face, 
o Sweet mercy smiles—and all is peace! 
—3 Hence, then, ye black, despairing thoughts— 
Above our fears, above our faults, 
o His powerful intercessions rise ; 
And guilt recedes, and terrour dies. 
e 4 In ev’ry dark, distressful hour, 
When sin and Satan join their power, 
—Let this dear hope repel the dart— 
That Jesus bears us on his heart. 
5 Great Advocate, almighty Friend! 
On him our humble hopes depend ; 
o Our cause can never, never fail, 
For Jesus pleads, and must prevail. Steele. 


HYMN 32. 8 & 7. Calvary. [*] 


Praise to the Redeemer. 
1 AIL, thou once despised Jesus! 
Thou didst free salvation bring ; 
By thy death thou didst release us 
From thy tyrant’s deadly sting. 
2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, 
All our sins on thee were laid ; 
Great High Priest, by God anointed, 
Thou hast full atonement made. 
3 Contrite smners are forgiven, i gen 
Through the virtue of thy blood: 
Open’d is the gate of heaven, 
Peace is made for man with God. 
g 4 Jesus, hail! enthron’d in glory ; 
There for ever to abide ; 
All the heavenly hosts adore thee, 
Seated at thy Father’s side. 
3 


26 HYMN 83.) | 
e 5 There for sinners thou art pleading; 
There thou dost our place prepare ; 

Ever for us interceding, 
Till in heaven we appear. 


o 6 Glory, honour, power and blessing, 
Thou art worthy to receive ; 
o Loudest praises, without ceasing, 
Meet it is for us to give. Rippon’s Col. 


HYMN 33. %s. Redeeming Love. [*] 


Redeeming Love. 


o 1 N& begin the heavenly theme, 
Sing aloud i in Jesus’ name ; 
—Ye who Jesus’ kindness prove, 
Triumph in redeeming love. 


2 Ye who see the Father’s grace, 
Beaming in the Saviour’s face, 

o As to Canaan on ye move, 
Praise and bless redeeming love. 


e 3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears, 
Banish all your guilty fears ; 

o See your guilt and curse remove, 
Cancell’d by redeeming love. 


e 4 Ye, alas! who long have been 
Willing slaves of death and sin! 
—Now from bliss no longer rove ; 
Stop, and taste redeeming love. 


o 5 Welcome, all by sin oppress’d— 
Welcome to his sacred rest: 

d Nothing brought him from above, 
Nothing—but redeeming love. fs 


o 6 He subdu’d th’ infernal powers ; 
His tremendous foes and ours 
From their cursed empire drove, 
Mighty in redeeming love. 


o 7 Hither, then, your music bring, 
wu Strike aloud each joyful string ; 
—Mortals, join the hosts above— 


é Join to praise redeeming love. Madan’s Col. 


HYMN 34. C. M. Windsor. Plymouth. [*] 


The Necessity of Renewing Grace. 
el | ] OW helpless guilty nature lies, 
Unconscious of its load! 
e The heart, unchang’d, can never rise 
To happiness and God. 
p 2 The will perverse, the passions blind, 
In paths of ruin stray ; 
Reason, debas’d can never find 
The safe, the narrow way. 
e 3 Can ought, beneath a power divine, 
The stubborn will subdue ? 
o ’Tis thine, almighty Saviour, thine, 
To form the heart anew. 
—4 ’Tis thine the passions to recal, 
And upward bid them rise ; 
And make the scales of errour fall, 
From reason’s darken’d eyes. 
5 To chase the shades of death away, 
And bid the sinner live ; 
A beam of heaven, a vital ray— 
Tis thine alone to give. 
p 6 O change these wretched hearts of ours, 
d give them life divine! 
o Then shall our passions and our powers, 
Almighty Lord, be thine! 


HYMN 35. S. M. Watchman. [*] 
Prayer for the Spirit. John xiv, 26. 
1 C OME, Holy Spirit, come, 
Let thy bright beams arise ; 
Dispel the sorrow from our minds— 
The darkness from our eyes. 
2 Convince us of our sin; 
Then lead to Jesus’ blood ; 
And to our wond’ring view reveal 
The secret love of God. 
3 Revive our drooping faith ; 
Our doubts and fears remove ; 
And kindle in our breasts the flame 
Of never-dying love. Re: 


eit? 


Tis thine to sledeee! —T heart— — ¥ x, ia 

To sanctify the soul— Lan 
To pour fresh life in ev’ry part, 9 

And new-create the whole. 

o 5 ~=©Dwell, Spit, in our hearts; 
Our minds from bondage. free; ;' 

o Then shall we know, and. praise, and love, q 
The Father, Son, and Thee. Hart. 


HYMN 36. L. M. Carthage. fb) 
ne ea re . 
p 1 that my load of sin were gone! 
O Oh that I could at last submit! | 
At Jesus’ feet to lay me down— — 
To lay my soul at Jesus’ feet. 

e 2 Rest for my soul I long to’ find: © 

Saviour of all, 7f mine thow art— 
Give me thy meek, thy lowly mind, 
And stamp thine image on my hibits 

—3 Break off the yoke of mbred sin, 
And fully set my spirit free : 

I cannot rest till pure within— 

Till I am wholly lost in thee. 

4 Fain would I learn of thee, my God; 

Thy light and easy burden prove— 

The cross, all stain’d with hallow’d blood— 
The labour of thy dying love. 

d 5 I would—but thou must give the power; 
My heart from ev’ry sin release ; gt 
Gring near, bring near the joyful hour, — 
And fill me with thy perfect peace. a 

o 6 Come, Lord, the drooping simmer cheer, 
Nor let thy chariot wheels délay; — 
Appear, in my poor heart appear; ~ 
My God, my Saviour, come away. 


ARE OY ERT ME ero T Te 
HYMN 37. C.M. Canterbury. Wantage. {b] 


Repentance. 


1 HOW oft, dias this wretched heart 

Has wander’d from the Lord! 

How oft my roving thoughts depart, . 
Forgetful of his word! . 

2 Yet Sovereign mercy calls— Return ? m0 
Dear Lord, and may | come! 


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Select. HYMN 33, 39. 29 
My vile ingratitude I mourn: 
Oh take the wanderer home. 
3 And canst thou—wilt thou yet forgive, 
And bid my crimes remove ? 
And shall a pardon’d rebel live, 
To speak thy wondrous love! 
4 Almighty grace, thy healing power, 
How glorious—how divine !— 
That can to life and bliss restore 
So vile a heart as mine. 
5 Thy pard’ning love—so free—so sweet— 
Dear Saviour, I adore ; 
Oh keep me at thy sacred feet, 
And let me rove no more. Steele. 


HYMN 38. L. M. Armley. [b] 


Sinner submitting to God. 
1 W EARY of struggling with my pain, 
Hopeless to burst this sinful chain, 
At length I give the contest o’er, 
And seek to free myself no more. 
2 From my own works at last | cease— 
God, who creates, must seal my peace ; 
Fruitless my toil, and vain my care, 
Unless thy sovereign grace I share. 
e 3 Lord, I despair myself to heal ; 
I see my sin, but cannot feel ; 
I cannot, till thy Spirit blow, 
And bid th’ obedient waters flow. 
—4 ’Tis thine a heart of flesh to give ; 
Thy gifts I only can receive ; 
Here, then, to thee I all resign ; 
To draw, redeem, and seal is thine. 
o 5 Speak, gracious Lord, my sickness cure ; 
Make my infected nature pure ; 
Peace, righteousness, and joy, impart, 
And pour thyself into my heart. 


HYMN 39. C.M. Reading. [b*] 
Sinner resolving to go to Christ. Esth. iv, 16. 
1 C OME, humble sinner, in whose breast 
A thousand thoughts revolve ; 
Come, with your guilt and fear oppress’d, » 
And make this last resolve :— 
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%, HYMN 40. | Select 
2 ‘Ill go to Jesus, thoughmysin. 5 | 
‘Hath like a mountain. aaebpibsir. h — 
‘T know his courts, I’]] sr IMy y 
‘ Whatever may Oppos r 3 ‘ 
e 3 ‘Prostrate I’ll lie Cin his throne, 
‘ And there my guilt confess; ~ H 
‘T’ll tell him I’m.a wretch undone, 
‘ Without his sovereign grace; » . / ] is 
o 4 ‘Jl to the gracious King Sane 
‘ Whose sceptre pardon gives ; 
—‘ Perhaps he may command my 
‘ And then the suppliant lives. 
‘ Perhaps he will admit my plea,— 
‘ Perhaps will hear my prayer ; wO 
‘ But if I perish, I will pray, .. dt oye 
‘ And perish only there. cS 
—6 ‘I can but perish if I go; 
‘IT am resolv’d to try ; 
‘For if I stay away, | know 
‘I must for ever die.’ Jones. 


HYMN 40. 7 & 6. Clark’s. [b*] 
The Heart healed by Mercy, — 
1 SN enslav’d me many years, 
And led me bound and blind ; 
Till at length a thousand fears 
Came swarming o’er my mind. 
e Where, (I said in deep distress,) ‘i 
Will these sinful pleasures end ? 
How shall I secure my peace, : 
And make the Lord my friend ? 
—2 Friends and ministers said much, ' 
The gospel to enforce ; 
e But my blindness still was such, J 
I chose a legal course: oor 
Much I fasted, watch’d, and sitive). ve & 
Scarce would shew my face abroad : aT 
e Fear’d, almost, to speak or move yee geld 
A stranger still to God. 
—3 Thus afraid to trust his BTACCH 
Long time did I rebel; . 
e Till, despairmg of my casey 
Down at his feet I Selb sanaris ys tid ht 


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Select. HYMN 41, 42. 31 
o Then my stubborn heart he broke, © 
__ And subdu’d me to his sway; 
By a simple word he spoke— i 
‘Thy sins are done away.’ Cowper. 


HYMN 41. L. M. Islington. [*] 
The happy Change. i i i 
el - sin, by blinded passions led, 
In search of fancied good we range ;° 
The paths of disappointment tread, 
To nothing fix’d—but love of change. 


—2 But when the Holy Ghost imparts 
A knowledge of the Saviour’s love ; 
Our wand’ring, weary, restless hearts 
Are then renew’d, no more to rove. 

o 3 Now a new principle takes place, 
Which guides and animates the will; 

—This love, another name for grace, 
Constrains to good, and bars from ill. 

o 4 By love’s pure light we soon perceive | 
Our noblest bliss, and proper end ; 
And gladly ev’ry idol leave, 
To love and serve our Lord and Friend. 


HYMN 42. L. M. Portugal. [b *] 
The Influences of the Spirit experienced. John xiv, 16, 17. 
el EAR Lord—and shall thy Spirit rest - 
In such a wretched heart as mine P 
d Unworthy dwelling !—glorious Guest ! 
Favours astonishing—divine ! 
e 2 When sin prevails, and gloomy fear, 
And hope almost expires in night ;— 
Lord, can thy Spirit then be here, 
—Great spring of comfort, life, and light ? 
e 3 Sure the blest Comforter is nigh; 
Tis he sustains my fainting heart ; 
Else would my hopes for ever die, 
And ev’ry cheering ray depart. 
—4 When some kind promise glads my soul, 
Do I not find his healing voice 
The tempest of my fears control, 
- And bid my drooping powers rejoice ? 


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5 Whene’er to aa che. ¢ Savion, 
With ardent wish my heart aspires; _ ~* 
Can it be less than power Divine, == 
Which animates these strong desires ? 

6 And when my cheerful hope can say, 

d ‘I love my God, and taste his grace,’ 

e Lord, is it not thy blissful ray, 

Which brings this dawn of sacred f peace : P 

—7 Let thy kind Spirit in my heart — 

For ever dwell, O God of love, 

o And light, and heavenly peace impart— 

Sweet earnests of the joys above. Steele- 


HYMN 43. 8s. Bethany. [*] 


Power of Faith. Rom. i, 17. 
1 pre moment a sinner believes, 
And trusts in his crucified God, 
o His pardon at once he receives— 
Redemption in full through his blood. 
o 2 Though thousands and thousands of foes 
Against him in malice unite— 
Their rage he, through Christ, can oppose, 
Led forth by the Spirit to fight. 
—3 The faith that unites to the Lamb, 
And brings such salvation as this, 
Is more than mere fancy, or name— 
d ‘The work of God’s Spirit it is. 
o 4 It treads on the world, and on hell, 
It vanquishes death and despair, 
e And what is still stranger to tell, 
d It overcomes heaven by prayer. 
o 5 Itsays to the mountains, ‘ Depart,’ 
That stand betwixt God and the soul ; 
e It binds up the broken in heart, 
And makes wounded consciences whole— 
—6 Bids sins of a crimson-like dye. 
Be spotless as snow, and as white ; 
o And raises the sinner on high, _ 
To dwell with the angels of light. Hart. 


HYMN 44. S. M. Pech "] 
Preciousness of Faith. Eph. ii, 8. 2 Pet. i, 1 
1 A a precious ‘paper 
ere’er it is b UREA 


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Select. HYMN 45, 46. __ 33 


2 Jesus it owns as King, 
An all-atoning Priest ; 

It claims no merit of its own, 
But looks for all in Christ. 

3 . To him it leads the soul,, 
When fill’d with deep distress ; 

Flies to the fountain of his blood, 
And trusts his righteousness. 

4 Since ’tis thy work alone, 
And that divinely free ; 

Lord, send the Spirit of thy Son, 
To work this faith in me. Beddome. 


HYMN 45. C. M. Arundel: [*] 
Faith encouraged by Ancient Example. Heb. xi, 13. 
o1 RS O my soul, pursue the path, 
By ancient worthies trod ; 
Aspiring, view those holy men, 
Who liv’d and walk’d with God. 
—2 Though dead, they speak in reason’s ear, 
And in example live ; 
Their faith, and hope, and mighty deeds, 
Still fresh instruction give. 
o 3 "Twas through the Lamb’s most precious 
They conquer’d ev’ry foe ; [blood, 
And to his power and matchless grace, 
Their crowns of life they owe. 
—4 Lord, may I ever keep in view 
The patterns thou hast given— 
And ne’er forsake the blessed road, 
That led them safe to heaven. Needham. 


HYMN 46. L. M. Oporto. [*] 
The New Convert. 
1 HE new-born child of gospel grace 
T Like some fair tree when summer’s nigh, 

Beneath EMMANUEL’S shining face, 
Lifts up his blooming branch on high. 
2 No fears he feels—he sees no foes— 
No conflict yet his faith employs; — 


34 HYMN 47. __ Se 
Nor has he learn’d to whom he owes — 
The strength and peace his soul enjoys. 


e 3 But sin soon darts its cruel sting; 
And, comforts sinking day by day, 
What seem’d his own, a self-fed spring, 
Proves but a brook that glides away. 


—4 When Gideon arm’d his num’rous host, 
The Lord soon made his numbers less ; 
And said, ‘ Lest Israel vainly boast, } 
d ‘‘ My arm secured me this success.”” 


e 5 Thus will he bring our spirits down, 
And draw our ebbing comforts low ; 
—That, sav’d by grace, but not our own, 

We may not claim the praise we owe. Cowper, 


HYMN 47. C. M. Canterbury. [*] 
Comforts, True and False. 
1 O GOD, whose favourable eye 
The sin-sick soul revives ; 
Holy and heavenly is the joy, 
Thy shining presence gives. 


e 2 Not such as hypocrites suppose, 
Who, with a graceless heart, 
Taste not of thee, but drink a dose, 
Prepar’d by Satan’s art. 


—3 Intoxicating joys are theirs, 

Who, while they boast their light,. 
And seem to soar above the stars, 

Are plunging into night. 

e 4 Lull’d in a soft and fatal sleep, _ 
They sin, and yet rejoice ; 

e Were they indeed the Saviour’s sheep, 
Would they not hear his voice ? 


—5 Be mine the comforts that reclaim ~ 
The soul from Satan’s power ; 
e That make me blush for what] am, 
And hate my sin the more. 
—6 ’Tis joy enough, my All im All, 
At thy dear feet to lie ; jain 
Thou wilt not let me lower fall, : 
And none can higher fly. Cowper 


"Select. HYMN 48, 49. 35 
‘HYMN 4s. C. M. Mear. [*] 


Zeal, True and False. 
1 » is that pure and heavenly flame, 
he fire of love supplies ; 
e While that which often bears the name, 
Is self in a disguise. 
e 2 True zeal is merciful and mild, 
Can pity and forbear ; 
d The false is headstrong, fierce and wild, 
And breathes revenge and war. 
—3 While zeal for truth the Christian warms, 
He knows the worth of peace ; 
But self contends for names and forms, 
Its party to increase. 
-4 Zeal has attain’d its highest aim, 
Its end is satisfy’d, 
If sinners love the Saviour’s name ; 
Nor seeks it ought beside. 
d 5 But self, however well employ’d, 
Has its own ends in view ; 
And says, as boasting Jehu cry’d, 
‘Come, see what I can do.’ 
—6 Self may its poor reward obtain, 
And be applauded here ; 
But zeal the best applause will gain, 
When Jesus shall appear. 
”% Dear Lord, the idol self dethrone, 
And from our hearts remove ; 
And let no zeal by us be shown, 
But that which springs from love. Newton 


HYMN 49. C. M. Abridge. [b] 
Not go away from Christ. John vi, 67—69. 

1 W HEN any turn from Zion’s way, 
e€ (Alas what numbers do!) 
—Methinks I hear my Saviour say; 

d ‘Wilt thou forsake me too ?’ 
e 2 Ah, Lord! with such a heart as mine, 
Unless thou hold me fast, 
I feel I must, I shall decline, 
And prove like them at last. 


33 YM 50,51 


—8 Yet thou alone hast spammer | kno 
To save a wretch like-me;.... ) 
e To whom, or whither c ould I go, ae 
If I should turn from ee Le | 
—4 Beyond a doubt, I rest assur daly 2 og cay Oe 
Thou art the CHRIST gh oma bat 7 
o Who hast eternal life secur’d, ,.. .. noon ° al 
By promise and by, blood,. , (doset..bu : 
—5 No voice but thine. can give me rest, 
And bid my fears depart; 
o No love but thine can make me blest, 
And satisfy my heart. 
e 6 What anguish has this auestion stn 
a ‘If I willalso go? 
—Yet, Lord, relying on thy word, 
Ge humbly answer—no! 


HYMN 50. L. M. Conthase. ib 


Not ashamed of Jesus. Mark viii, 38. 
1 PJESUS, and shall it ever be, 

A mortal man asham’d of thee! 
Scorn’d be the thought, by rich and poor, 
Oh may I scorn it more and more. 

2 Asham’d of Jesus !—sooner far 
Let evening blush to own a star; 
He sheds the beams of light divine, 
O’er this benighted soul of mine. 
3 Asham’d of Jesus !—that dear Friend, 
On whom my hopes of heaven depend! 
No! when I blush, be this my shame, 
That I no more revere his name. 

p 4 Asham’d of Jesus !—yes | may— 
When I’ve no sins to wash away ; 
No tear to wipe, no good to crave, 
No fear to quell, no soul to save. © 

—5_ ‘Till then, (nor is my boasting vain,) ~ 
Till then I boast a Saviour slain! 
And, oh may this my glory be, ~~ Ay 
That Christ is not asham’dof me! Grigg. 

HYMN 51. C. M. Colchester. hag | 


Inconstancy in Religion. Hosea vi, 4 


1 ptt eas pete: of light and grace, 
We hail thy sacred Name: 


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Select. HYMN 52. 37 


Through ev’ry year’s revolving round, 
Thy goodness is the same. 
2 On us, all worthless as we are, 
It wondrous mercy pours ; 
o Sure as the heaven’s establish’d course, 
And plenteous as the showers. 
e 3 Inconstant service we repay, 
And treach’rous vows renew ; 
False as the morning’s scatt’ring cloud, 
And transient as the dew. 
p 4 In flowing tears our guilt We mourn, 
And loud implore thy grace, 
To bear our feeble footsteps on, 
In all thy righteous ways. 
o 5 Arm’d with this energy divine, 
Our souls shall steadfast move ; 
o And with increasing transports press 
On to thy courts above. 
—6 So by thy power the morning sun 
Pursues his radiant way ; 
o Brightens each moment in his race, 
o And shines to perfect day. Doddridge. 


HYMN.52. C. M. Canterbury. [b] 
Oh that I were as in months past. Job xxix, 2. 
1 WEET was the time, when first I felt 
The Saviour’s pard’ning blood, 
Apply’d to cleanse my soul from guilt, 
And bring me home to God. 
o 2 Soon as the morn the light reveal’d, 
His praises tun’d my tongue ; 
And when the ev’ning shades prevail’d, 
His love was all my song. 


_—83 (In vain the tempter spread his wiles; 


The world no more could charm ; 

I liv’d upon my Saviour’s smiles, 
And lean’d upon his arm.) 

_o 4 In prayer my soul drew near the Lord, 

And saw his glory shine; 

And when I read his holy word, Lf 
I call’d each promise mine. “ 

4 


38 HYMN 353. 


e 5 But now—when ev’ning shade prevails, o 
My soul in darkness mourns: 
And when the morn the light reveals, ia 
No light to me returns. 
6 My prayers are now a ohatttrinis noise, 
For Jesus hides his face ; ‘ 
I read—the promise meets my eyes—  . | 
But will not reach my case. a 
—% Rise, Lord, and help me to prevail— be 
O make my soul thy care; 
o I know thy mercy cannot fail ; 
— Let me that mercy share. Newton. 
HYMN 53. 8s. Bethany. [b] 


Faith fainting. 
el K NCOMPASS'D with clouds of distress, 
Just ready all hope to resign, 
I pant for the light of thy face, 
And fear it will never be mine: 
p Dishearten’d with waiting so long, 
I sink at thy feet with my load ; 
All-plaintive I pour out my song, 
And stretch forth my hands unto God. 


—2 Shine, Lord, and my terrour shall cease ; 
The blood of atonement apply ; 
And lead me to Jesus for peace,— 
The rock that is higher than I: 

@ Speak, Saviour, for sweet is thy voice; — 
Thy presence is fair to behold ; 

—Attend to my sorrows and cries; 

e My groanings that cannot be told. 

—3 If sometimes | strive, as I mourn, 
My hold on thy promise to keep; 

o The billows more fiercely return, 
And plunge me again in the deep. 

—While harass’d and cast from thy sight, = ~ 
The tempter suggests, with a roar, 

d ‘The Lord has torsaken thee quite; ~ 
‘Thy God will be gracious no more.” ‘lee 

e 4 Yet, Lord, if thy love has design’d 
No covenant blessing for mig AROS 
Ah, tell me, how is it I find’ am 
Some pleasure in waiting for ee re non 


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Select. HYMN 54. 39 


_o Almighty to rescue thou art; / 


Thy grace is my shield and my tower: 


_ 0 Come, succour and gladden my heart, 


Let this be the day of thy power. ,Rippon’s Col. 
HYMN 54. 7s. Fairfax. [b] 


_ Self-Examination. 
es a point I long to know,— 


Oft it causes anxious thought :— 


_-e Dol love the Lord, or no? 


Am I his, or am I not? 

2 If I love, why am I thus? 

Why this dull, this lifeless frame ? 
Hardly, sure, can they be worse, 
Who have never heard his name. 
3 Could my heart so hard remain, 
Prayer a task and burden prove— 
Ev’ry trifle give me pain— 

If | knew a Saviour’s love ? 

e 4 When I turn my eyes within, 
All is dark, and vain, and wild; 
ill’d with unbelief and sin— 
Can | deem myself a child ? 
5 If I pray, or hear, or read, 

Sin is mix’d with all I do; 

d You, who love the Lord indeed, 
Tell me—is it so with you? 

o 6 Yet I mourn my stubborn will, 
Find wy sin a grief and thrall ; 
Should I grieve for what I feel, 
If I did not love at all! 

7% Could I joy his saints to meet, 
Choose the ways I once abhorr’d— 
Find, at times, the promise sweet, 
If I did not love the Lord? 


—8s Lord, decide the doubtful case ! 


Thou, who art thy people’s sun, 

Shine upon thy work of grace, 

If it be indeed begun. 

9 Let me love thee more and more, 

If I love at all, I pray ; 

If I have not lov’d before, 

Help me to begin to-day. Newton. 


40 HYMN 55, 56. __ Select 
HYMN 55. 8s. Consolation. [FJ 


The Holy Spirit addressed under Darkness. eR 
1 Dees , Holy Spirit, the Dove, © 
And visit a sorrowful as ala 
e My burden of guilt toremove, = 
And bring me assurance and kar ; 
— Thou only hast power torelieve |) | 
A sinner o’erwhelm’d with his load; 
The sense of redemption to give, . - 
And sprinkle his heart with the blood. 
2 With me, if of old thou hast strove, 
And kindly withheld me from sin ; 
Resolv’d, by the strength of thy love, — 
My worthless affections to win ; 
The work of thy mercy revive, 
Invincible mercy exert, ; 
And keep my weak graces alive, 
And set up thy rest in my heart. 
3 If, when | have put thee to grief, 
And madly to folly return’d, 
Thy goodness has been my relief, 
And lifted me up as | mourn’d ; 
O Spirit of pity and grace, 
Relieve me again and restore; _, 
My spirit in holiness raise, 
To fall, and to grieve thee, no more. 
e 4 If now I lament after God, a 
And pant for a taste of his love— 
e If Jesus, who pour’d out his blood, 
Obtain’d me a mansion above ;— 
o Come, heavenly Comforter, come, 
Sweet witness of mercy divine! 
o And make me thy permanent home, 
And seal me eternally thine. Rippon. 


HYMN 56. L. M. Sicthan. [b*] 
Prayer answered by Crosses. 
1 ASK’D the Lord that I might grow 
In faith, and Jove, and every grace ; 
Might more of his salvation know, 
And seek more earnestly his face. 
2 ’Twas he who taught me thus to pray, 
And he, I trust, has answer’d prayer ; 


Select. HYMN 57, 58. 41 


But it has been such a way, ~ 
As almost drove me to despair. 
3 Lhop’d that in some favour’d hour, 
At once he’d answer my request ; 
And by his love’s constraining power, 
Subdue my sins, and give’ me rest. 
e 4 Instead of this, he made me feel 
The hidden evils of my heart ; 
And let the angry powers of hell 
Assault my soul in ev’ry part. 
a 5 Yea, more—with his own hand he seem’d 
Intent to aggravate my wo; 
Cross’d all the fair designs I schem’d, 
Blasted my gourds, and laid me low. 
e 6 Lord, why is this? I trembling cry’d, 
Wilt thou pursue thy worm to death ? 
d ‘’Tis in this way (the Lord reply’d,) 
‘1 answer prayer for grace and faith. 
7 ‘These inward trials | employ, 
‘From self and pride to set thee free, 
‘ And break thy schemes of earthly joy, 
‘That thou may’st seek thy all in me.’ Newton. 


HYMN 57. L. M.. Pleyel’s. [*] 
Inconstancy lumented. 
1 Et Jesus, when, when shall it be, 
That I no more shall break with thee ? 
When will this war of passion cease, 
And I enjoy a lasting peace ? 
e 2 Here I repent, and sin again, 
Sometimes revive, sometimes am slain ; 
Slain with the same malignant dart, 
Which, oh! too often weunds my heart. 
—3 When, gracious Lord, when shall it be, 
That I shall find my all in thee— 
o The fulness of thy promise prove, 
And feast on thine eternal love ?” Dorrington. 


HYMN 58. L. M. Bath. [b*] » 


Conflict between Sin and Holiness. Gal..v, 17. 


'W HAT jarring natures dwell within— 
nei grace, remaining sin! 


42 HYMN 59. 


Not this can reign, nor that prevail, 
Though each by turns my heart assail. 
e 2 Now | complain, and groan, and aor) 1 
o Now raise my songs of triumph high; 
o Sing a rebellious passion slain, 
e Or mourn to feel it live agam. © 
o 3 One happy hour beholds me rise, ie 
Borne upwards to my native skies; \ 
When faith assists my soaring flight, 
To realms of joy, and worlds of light. 
e 4 Scarce a few hours or minutes roll, 
Ere earth reclaims my captive soul ; 
—I feel its sympathetic force, 
And headlong urge my downward course. 
e 5 How short the joys thy visits give! 
How long thine absence, Lord; I grieve! 
What clouds obscure my rising sun, 
Or interrupt its rays at noon! 
—6 Great God, assist me through the fight ; 
Make me to triumph in thy might: 
Thou the desponding heart canst raise ; 
The vict’ry mine, and thine the praise. 
Cruttendon. 


HYMN 59. C. M. Tunbridge. [*] 
Watchfulness and Prayer. 
e1 Ae what hourly dangers rise! 
What snares beset my way! 
—To heaven then let me lift my eyes, 
And hourly watch and pray. | 
p 2 How oft my mournful thoughts complain, 
And meit in flowing tears! 
e My weak resistance, ah, how vain! 
e How strong my foes and fears! 


—3 O gracious God, in whom I live, 
My feeble efforts aid ; 
Help me to watch, and pray, and sive, 
e Though trembling and afraid. 
—4 Increase my faith, crease my hope, — . 
When foes and fears prevail: 
And bear my fainting spirit up, ~ Fi 
e Or soon my strength will fail wy 


Select. HYMN 60. 43 


| —5 When strong temptations fright my heart, 
r lure my feet aside; 
o My Gaal: thy powerful aid impart— 
My guardian and my guide. 


—6 Still keep me in thy heavenly way, 

o And bid the tempter flee ; 

—And never let me go astray 
From happiness and thee. Steele. 


HYMN 60. 8,7 & 4. Helmsley. [*] 


Hope encouraged. Ps, xlii, 5. 
el MY soul, what means this sadness ? 
Wherefore art thou thus cast down? 
o Let thy griefs be turn’d to gladness; 
Bid thy restless fears be gone: 
Look to Jesus, 
And rejoice in his dear name. 


—2 What though Satan’s strong temptations 
Vex and grieve thee, day by day; 
And thy sinful inclinations 
Often fill thee with dismay ; 
0 Thou shalt conquer— 
Through the Lamb’s redeeming blood. 


—3 Though ten thousand ills beset thee, 
From without and from within ; 
o Jesus saith he’ll ne’er forget thee, 
But will save from hell and sin: 
He is faithful 
To perform his gracious word. 


—4 Though distresses now attend thee, 
And thou tread’st the thorny road ; 
o His right hand shall still defend thee; ; 
Soon he’ll bring thee home to God! 
Therefore praise him—— 
Praise the great Redeemer’s name. 


—5 Oh, that I could now adore him, 
Like the heavenly host above, 
o Who for ever bow before him, 
And unceasing sing his love! » 
0 Happy songsters! 
When shall I your chorus join? | Fanocett. 


- i HYMN 61, 62. 


HYMN 61. C. M: | Bedford: m a 
Lively Hope and | gracious Fear. _e 4 
el I WAS a grov’ling creature once, we 
And basely cleav’d to earth ; J 
I wanted spirit to renounce 
The clod that gave me birth. 
—2 But God has breath’d upon a worm, 
And sent me from above, 
Wings, such as clothe an angels form, — 
The wings of joy and love.’* © 
o 3 With these, to Pisgah’s top I fly, 
And there delighted stand; Cg 
To view, beneath a shining sky, 
The spacious, promis’d land. _ 
_ 04 The Lord of all the vast domain. _ 
Has promis’d it to me;— _ 
The length and breadth of all the. plain, 
As far as faith can see. 
—5 How glorious is my privilege ! 
To thee for help I call; 
e I stand upon a mountain’ 5 edge, 
O save me, lest I fall! 
—6 Though much exalted in the Lord, 
My strength is not my own; 
e Then let me tremble at his word, 
o And none shall cast me down. Cowper. 


HYMN 62. L. P. M. Sheffield. [*] 


Assurance. Jer. xxxi, 3. 


1 _ I know, hath died for me,— 
This is my hope, my joy, my rest! 
Hither, when hell assails, I flee, 
And look into my Saviour’s breast : 
o Away, sad doubts, and anxious fear— 
e Mercy is all that’s written there. 


2 Though waves and storms go 0’er my head, 
e Though strength, and health, and friends, be 
Though joys be wither’d all, and dead, di 4 
And every comfort be withdrawn: 
g Steadfast on this my soul. eye) 
Father, thy mercy never dies.” 


Sil HYMN 63, 64. 48 


 —3 Fix’d on this rock will I remain, 
e When heart shall fail, and flesh decay ;— 
g A rock which shall my soul sustain, 
When earth’s foundations melt away! 
s Mercy’s full power I then shall prove, 
Lov’d with an everlasting love ! Lyndall. 


HYMN 63. L. M. Psalm.97th. [b] 
Christ, the Believer’s Ark. 1 Pet. iii, 20, 21. 
1 4 Rees deluge, at the Almighty’s call, 
In what impetuous streams it fell! 
Swallow’d the mountains in its rage, 
And swept a guilty world to hell. 
2 In vain the tallest sons of pride 
Fled from the close pursuing wave 5 
Nor could their mightiest towers defend, 
Nor swiftness ’scape, nor courage save. 
e 3 How dire the wreck! how loud the roar! 
How shri the universal cry— 
Of millions in the last despair— 
Re-echo’d from the low’ring sky. 
e 4 Yet Noah, humble, happy saint, 
Surrounded with the chosen few, 
Sat in his ark, secure from fear, 
And sang the grace that steer’d him hedneh 
o 5 So may I sing, in Jesus safe, 
While storms of vengeance round me fall 
Conscious how high my hopes are fix’d, 
Beyond what shakes this earthly ball. 
—6 Enter thine ark, while patience waits, 
Nor ever quit that sure retreat ; 
o Then the wide flood that buries earth, 
Shall waft thee to a fairer seat. 
s 7 Nor wreck nor ruin there is seen ; 
There not a wave of trouble rolls ; 
But the bright rainbow round the throne, 
Seals endless life to all their souls. Doddridge. 


HYMN 64..8.& 7. Emmaus. [*] 
Pa gh a Friend closer than a Brother. Prov. xviii, 24. 
eG yt there is, above all others, 
Well deserves the name of Friend ; 
His is love. beyond a brother’s; 
Costly, free, and knows no end: 


AG HYMN 65. 


They who once his kindness | prove, EY B- 
Find it everlasting love. — ; 
e 2 Which of all our friends, to save us 
Could, or would have shed their blood? — 
o But our Jesus died to have us, ’ 
Reconcil’d in him to God: 
o This is boundless love indeed! 
Jesus is a friend in need. 
e 3 When he liv’d on earth abased, 
Friend of simners was his name ; 
—Now above all glory raised, 
He rejoices in the same: 
Still he calls them brethren, friends, 
And to all their wants attends. 
e 4 Oh for grace our hearts to soften ! 
Teach us, Lord, at length to love ; : 
We, alas! forget too often, ; 
What a Friend we have above : 
o But when home our souls are brought, 
We will love thee as we ought. Newton. 


HYMN 65. C. M. St. Ann’s. Mear. [b] 


Manna, or Daily Supply. Exod. xvi, 18. 


1 JVEARNA to Israel well supply’d 
The want of other bread ; 
While God is able to provide, 
His people will be fed. 
2 Of his kind care, how sweet a proof ! 
It suited every taste: 
Who gather’d most had just enough, 
Enough who gather’d least. 
o 3 ’Tis still our gracious Lord provides, 
Our comforts and our cares; 
His own unerring hand provides, 
And gives us each our shares. 
e 4 He knows how much the weak can bear, 
And helps them when they cry; 
o The strongest have no strength to spare, 
For such he’ll strongly try. 
—}5 Daily they saw the manna come, 
‘And cover all the ground ; 
But what they try’d to keep at ~— 
Corrupted soon was found. 


Select. HYMN 66, 67. 47 


e 6 Vain their attempts to store it up; 


This was to tempt the Lord : 
o Israel must live by faith and hope, 
And not upon a hoard. Newton. 


HYMN 66. C. M. York. [*] 
Joys of Saints. Neh. ix, 10. 
1 POY isa fruit that will not grow, 
_ In nature’s barren soil ; 

e All we can boast, till Christ we know, 
Is vanity and toil. 

—2 But where the Lord has planted grace, 
And made his glories known ;— 

o There fruits of heavenly joy and peace 
Are found—and there alone. 

e 3 A bleeding Saviour seen by faith, 

— A sense of pard’ning love,— ~ 

o A hope that triumphs over death, 

o Gives joys like those above. 

—4 To take a glimpse within the vail, 
To know that God is mine— 

o Are springs of joy that never fail, 
Unspeakable, divine! 

—5 These are the joys which satisfy, 
And sanctify the mind ; 

o Which make the spirit mount on high, 
And leave the world behind. Newton. 


HYMN 67. C. M. Hymn 2d. [*] 
Walking with God, Gen. v, 24. 
1 H! for a closer walk with God,— 
A calm and heavenly frame ; 
And light to shine upon the road, 
That leads me to the Lamb! 
e 2 Where is the blessedness I knew, 
When first I saw the Lord ? 
Where is the soul refreshing view 
Of Jesus, and his word ? 
—3 What peaceful hours I once enjoy’d! 
How sweet their mem’ry still ! 
e But they have left an aching void, 
The world can never fill. 


48 HYMN 68, 69. 


—4 Return, O holy Dove, returns. cD hin 1) a 
Sweet messenger pl aetin innece anid | 

I hate the sins that made thee mourn; /) © 
And drove thee from my»breast..» - ad T 

5 The dearest idol I have knowns oye 


Whate’er that idol be— BUARBIIBTS Of ith 1 
Help me to tear, it from thy throne, snol @@ 
And worship only, thee. leno e's este af 
6 So shall my.walk.be close with Gods) — 

Calm and serene my ffame 3 jecste SA 6 
o And purer light shall mark.the road, ding 
That leads me to the Lamb. . Couper. 


HYMN 68, C, M. Abridge. FJ - 
Light shining out of Darkness, df AO 3 
1 Gre moves in a mysterious way, 1 
is wonders to perform; 
He plants his footsteps in the sea, . 
And rides upon the storm. 
2 Deep in unfathomable mines 
Of never-failing skill, 
He treasures up his bright designs, 
And works his sovereign will. 
o 8 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; 
The clouds ye so much dread, 
Are big with mercy, and shall break 
With blessings on your head. 
—4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, 
But trust him for his grace ; 
e Behind a frowning providence 
o He hides a smiling face. 
—5 His purposes will ripen fast, 
Unfolding every hour ; 
The bud may have a bitter taste, 
But sweet will be the flower. 
e 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, 
And scan his work in vain ; 
o God is his own interpreter, 
And he will make it plain. == Cowper. 


HYMN 69. L. M. Pleyel’s. [b] ~~ 

Afflictions sanctified by the Word. id 

1 O H how I love thy holy word— 
Thy gracious covenant, O toa’ A 


Select. HYMN 70. 49 
‘It guides me in the peaceful way ; ‘ 
I think upon it all the day. . 
2 What are the mines of shining wealth ? 
The strength of youth, the bloom of health P— 
What are all joys, compared with those, 
Thine everlasting word bestows ? 
e 3 Long unafflicted, undismay’d, 
In pleasure’s path secure I stray’d : 
—Thou mad’st me feel thy chast’ning rod, 
o And straight I turn’d unto: my God 
e 4 What though it pierc’d my fainting heart— 
o I bless thine hand that caus’d the smart ; 
e It taught my tears a while to flow, 
o But sav’d me from eternal wo. 
e 5 Oh! hadst thou left me unchastis’d, 
Thy precepts I had still despis’d ; 
And still the snare in secret laid, 
Had my unwary feet betray’d. 
o 6 I love thee, therefore, O my God, 
And breathe towards thy dear abode ; 
Where, in thy presence, fully blest, 
Thy chosen saints for ever rest. Cowper. 
HYMN 70. C. M. Barby. [*] 


Submission. 
1 O LORD, my best desire fulfil, 
And help me to resign 
Life, health, and comfort to thy will, 
And make thy pleasure mine. 
e 2 Why should I shrink at thy command, 
Whose love forbids my fears ? 
Or tremble at the gracious hand, 
That wipes away my tears ? 
—3 No, let me rather freely yield 
What most I prize, to thee, 
Who never hast a good withheld, 
Or wilt withhold from me. 
4 Thy favour, all my journey through, 
Thou art engag’d to grant ; 
What else I want, or think I do, 
Tis better still to want. 
o 5 Wisdom and mercy guide my way : 
é Shall I resist them both? 
e A poor blind creature of a day ? 
And crush’d before the moth! # 


50 _ HYMN 
—6 But ah! my inward spirit cries; ead Set 
Still bind me to thy sway;) 9 
Else the next cloud that veils my skies, 
Drives all these thoughts away. Cowper, 


HYMN 71. C. M. Bedford. [*b] 
Resignation. It is the Lord. 1 Sam. iii, 18, 
1 PT is the Lord—enthron’d in light, 
Whose claims are all divine; w 
Who has an undisputed right, . 
To govern me and mine. 
2 It is the Lord—who governs all— 
My wealth, my friends, my ease ; 
And of his bounties may recal 
Whatever part he please. 7 
e 3 It is the Lord—should I distrust, 
Or contradict his will P— 
—Who cannot do but what is just, 
And must be righteous still. 
4 It is the Lord—who can sustain, 
Beneath the heaviest load, 
© From whom assistance [ obtain, 
To tread the thorny road. 
—5 It is the Lord—whose matchless skill 
Can from afflictions raise— 
o Matter, eternity to fill 
With ever growing ple 
—6 It is the Lord—my cov’nant God, 
o _ Thrice blessed be his Name !— 
Whose gracious promise, seal’d with blood, 
Must ever be the same. 
o % His cov’nant will my soul defend, 
Should nature’s self expire ; 
g And the great Judge of all descend — ‘ 
In awful, flaming fire. Green. 


HYMN 72. C. M. Tunbridge. on 
Self-denial : or, Bearing the rae pes i te 
el IDST thoy, dear Jesus, suffer s 
D And bear the cross for me? 
And shall I fear to own thy name, 
Or thy disciple be? 


HYMN 73. 51 


—2 Inspire my soul with life divine, 
And make me truly bold ; 
Let knowledge, faith, and meekness shine, 
Nor love, nor zeal, grow cold. 
o 3 Let mockers scoff, the world defame, 
And treat me with disdain : : 
Stull may I glory in thy name, 
And count reproach my gain. 
o 4 To thee I cheerfully submit, 
And all my powers resign ; 
Let Wisdom point out what is fit, 
And [’ll no more repine. Ki rham. 


HYMN 73. C. M. Reading, [*] 


Contentment. Phil. iv, 11. 
1 ae passions discompose the mind, 
As tempests vex the sea; 
But calm content and peace we find, 
When, Lord, we trust in thee. 
2 In vain by reason, and by rule, 
We try to bend the will; 
For none, but in the Saviour’s school, 
Can learn the heavenly skill. 
3 Since at his feet my soul has sat, 
His gracious words to hear ; 
Contented with nay present state, 
I cast on him my care. 
4 * Art thou a sinner, soul ?’ he said, 
‘Then how canst thou complain ? 
‘ How light thy troubles here, if weigh’d 
‘With everlasting pain! 
‘If thou of murm’ring would’st be cur’d, 
‘Compare thy griefs with mine ; 
‘Think what my love for thee endur’d— 
‘ And thou wilt not repine. 
6 ‘’Tis I appoint thy daily lot, 
‘ And I do all things well; 
‘Thou soon shalt leave this ‘wretched spot, 
- ‘And rise with me to dwell. 
‘Tn life my grace shall strength supply, — 
‘Proportion’d to thy day ; 
‘ At death thou still shalt find me nigh, 
‘To wipe thy tears away.’ 


ae 


8 Thus I, who once my w aa 
In vain repining spent ; at cat nie 
Taught in my Saviour’s ee grace, . 
Have learn’d to be content. ~~ er. 


HYMN 74. C.\M. St. wire ws Tor 
The Lord will provide. | Gen. xxii, 14. 
1 gee. saints should never be dismay’d 
Nor sink in hopeless fear; «‘ 0 
For when they least expect:his: aid,: 
The Saviour willappear. » 
2 This Abrah’m found: he: ee the Milf, . 
d God saw, and said, ‘ Forbear;— 5 
‘Yon ram shall yield his meaner life : Aly 
‘Behold the victim there.’ 
—3 Once David seem’d Saul’s certain orey 
d But hark! the foe’s at hand: 
—Saul turns his arms another way, 5 
To save the invaded land. 
4 When Jonah sunk beneath the wave, 
He thought to rise no more ; 
o But God prepar’d a fish, to save, 
And bear him to the shore. 
—5 Blest proofs of power and grace divine, 
That meet us in his word! _ 
May ev’ry deep felt care of mine 
Be trusted with the Lord. 
6 Wait for his seasonable aid, 
And though it tarry, wait : 
The promise may be long delay’d ; 
But cannot come too late. — Cowper. 


HYMN 175. H. M. Allerton. ol 


The Lord, my Banner. Exod. xvii, 15. 
el B* whom was David taught 
To aim the dreadful blow, 
When he Goliah fought, — 
And laid the Gittite low? 
—No sword nor spear the stripling took, 
But chose a pebble from the brook. = 
o 2 Twas Israel’s God and King, 
Who sent him to the fight; 
Who gave him strength to sling, 
And skill to aim aright : 


, ‘ 
Helper ad 


HYMN ‘6. 53 


=Ye feeble saints, your strength endures, 
Because young David’s God is yours. 
e 3 Who order’d Gideon forth, 
To storm th’ invader’s camp,— 
~~ With arms of little worth, 
A pitcher and a lamp ? 
The trumpets made his coming Linen. : 
- And all the host was overthrown. 
o 4 Oh! [have seen the day, 
When, with a single word— ivr?) 
God helping me to say, EO 
e ‘My trust is in the Lord,’— 
o My soul has‘quell’d.a thousand foes, » 
‘Fearless of all that could oppose. 
e 5 But unbelief, self-will, 
Self-righteousness and pride— 
How often do they steal 
_ My weapons from my side!) 
o Yet David’s Lord, and Gideon’s Friend, 
Will help his servant to the end. Cowper. 


HYMN 76. C.M. York. [*] 
The Lord that healeth. Exod. xv. 
1 Het us, EMMANUEL ;—here we are, 
Waiting to feel thy touch: 
Deep wounded souls to thee repair ; 
e And, Saviour, we are such. 
—2 Our faith is feeble, we confess, 
We faintly trust thy word ; 
e But wilt thou pity us the less P— 
d_. Be that far from thee, Lord! 
—3 Remember him who once applied, 
With trembling, for relief ; 
d ‘Lord, I believe,’ with tears he enels 
‘O help my unbelief.’ 
—4 She, too, who touch’d thee in the ml 
And healing virtues stole, . 
d Was answer’d, ‘ Daughter, go in peace ; 
‘'Thy faith hath made thee whole? 
—5 Conceal’d amidst the gath’ring throng, — 
She would have shunn’d thy view ; 
And if her faith was firm and te 
Had some misgivings tows neem s 
a 


54 HYMN 77, 78. 
~ 6 Like her with hopes and 


fea ¥ a 
To touch thee, if we may; 
e Oh! send us not despairing home— .. ie 
Send none unheal’d aways at os ~ Cowper. 


HYMN 77. L. M. Armley. fh 
The Lord send Peace. Judg, vi, 24). mat 

e 1 PESUS, whose blood so freely steamy 

To satisfy the law’s de 

o By thee from guilt and wrath beededanidy) 
Before the Father’s face we stand, 

—2 To reconcile offending man, | ~ eae 
Make justice drop her angty rod!) 

e What creature would have form’ d the plan? 
Or who fulfil it, but—a God ? 

—3 No drop remains of all the curse, 
For wretches who desery’d the whole; 
No arrows, dipt in wrath, to pierce 
The guilty, but returning soul. 

e 4 Peace, by such means, so dearly bought, 
What rebel could have hop’d to see ? 

p Peace—by his injur’d Sovereign wrought— 
His Sovereign fasten’d to the tree! 

—5 Now, Lord, thy feeble worm prepare ; 
For strife with earth and hell begins ; 
Confirm and gird me for the war ; 
They hate the soul who hates his sins. © 

e 6 Let them in horrid league agree! 
They may assault, they may distress; 

o But cannot quench thy love to me, 
Nor rob me of the Lord, my peace. Cowper. 


HYMN 78. C. M. Hymn 2d. Sunday. ie 
Thankfulness for Providential Goodr 
1 Wy HEN. all-thy salt O my God, _ 
My rising soul surveys; 
o Transported with the view, I’m lost 
In wonder, love, and praise. 
—2 Thy providence my life sustain pth @ 
And all my wants redress’'d, 
When in the silent womb I tala ‘eed 
Or hung upon the breast _ 2 


DS Re “a 


HYMN 79. 55 


™ 9 “To all my weak. SES and. cries - 
Thy mercy lent an ear, 
Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learn’d 
To form themselves in! prayer,» 4.5. 
e ‘4 When in the slipp’ry ety of youth, 
With heedless steps 'I ran, - 
o Thine anit ‘unseen, convey’d me safe, 
And led me up to man. ts 
5 When worn with sickness oft hast. thou 
With health renew’d my face ; . } 
e And when in sin and sorrow sunk, 
o  Reviv’d my soul with grace. 
o 6 Ten thousand thousand precious sis. 
My daily thanks employ ; 
e Nor is the least a cheerful heart, , 
That tastes those gifts with joy. 
—7 Through ev’ry period of my life, 
Thy goodness I’l] pursue ; 
o And after death, in distant worlds, 
The glorious theme renew. 
o 8 Through all eternity—to thee 
A grateful song T’ll raise ; 
e For oh, eternity’s too short, 
To utter all thy praise. Adilison. 


HYMN 79. C. M, Swoananigh. Fl 
Encouragement to.trust;and love God. Ps.xxxiv. 
1 Ai HROUGH all'the changing scenes of life 
In trouble and in joy, 
The praises of my God shall still 
My heart and tongue employ. 
© 2 Of his deliverance I will boast, 
Till all who are distress’d, 
From my example comfort take, 
And charm their griefs to rest. ‘ 
o 3 The hosts of God encamp around ~~ 
The. dwellings of the just ; 
Protection he affords to all, 
Who make his Name their trust. 
—4 O make but trial of his love,— 
Experience will decide, . - 
How less’d are they, a only. ters 
Who in his truth confide... 


e 5 Fear ‘him, ye saints, and you 
Haye nothing else to fear: 

o Make you his service your ath 

Your wants atu be his care. 


hese Recdlleétion 1. am. Vii Vii; 12, Seite 
J OME, thou Fount. of ev'ty Weigig.: 
Tune’ my heart to sing thy grace; © 

suet of mercy never ceasin; iy hina 
Call for songs of loudest praise. - av? 

o Teach me some melodious sonnet, rod 
Sung by flaming eco aboves | 4 

o Praise, the mount;—I’m fix’d upon it—" ., 
u Mount of God’s bio igh love. ie. apot 


2 Here I raise my Ebenezer; © ties yt 
Hither by thine help I’m come;.,.- 
And I hope, by: thy, good pleasure, 9 
Safely to arrive at home...) « 
e Jesus sought me when a stranger,.. 
Wand’ring from the fold of God ; 
o He, to rescue me from danger; 
. Interpos’d with precious bloods... » 


e 3 Oh! to grace how great a pte ee 
Daily I’m constrain’d'to be!) 

—Let that grace now, liké’a fetter,’ ©" ' ; 
Bind my wand’ring heart to thees! 9 5 | ~ 

o Prone to wander, Lord; Ifechit— \ 
Prone to leave the: God'elovesainiy's JU 

d Here’s my heart—O take ‘and: seal it ;/ 
Seal it from thy courts above. _Robinsom. 


HYMN 81. 8s. Consolation. fl 
- Excellencies of Christ. ~ 
1 E ql OW shall I my Saviour set forth? ? 
How shall. I his beauties’ theme 

Oh how shall. I speak of his worth, © 
Or what his chief dignities are?’ wbid 
2 His angels can never express, 
Nor saints who sit nearest his throne, 
How rich aré his treasures of grace : i 
No! this is a myst’ry unknown. | 


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im. HYMN 62. 5st 
g 2 In himall the fulness of God 
For ever transcendently shines; °°) 
e Though once like a mortal ‘he stood, 
To finish his gracious designs: | 


_ p Though once he was nail’d to the cross, 


Vile rebels like me to set free} 
—His glory sustained no loss, 
g Eternal his kingdom ‘shall be. 3 
—3 His wisdom, his love, and his power, 
Seem’d then with each other to vie;\ 
e When sinners he stoop’d to restore, 
p Poor sinners condemned to die! 


| d He laid all his grandeur aside, 


And dwelt in a cottage of clay : 
Poor sinners he lov’d, till he dy’d, 
To wash their pollution away. 


_—4 O sinner, believe and adore 


The Saviour so rich to redeem ; 
No creature can ever explore 
The treasures of goodness in him: 
d Come, all ye who see yourselves lost, 
And feel yourselves burden’d with sin, 
Draw near, while with terrour you’re toss’d ; 
Believe—and your peace shall begin. 
—5 Now, sinner, attend to his call, 
d ‘ Whoso hath an ear let him hear! 
—He promises mercy to all, . 
‘Who feel their sad wants, far and near; 
o He riches has ever in store, 
And treasures that never can waste : 
o Here’s pardon, here’s grace, yea, and more— 
uw Here’s glory eternal at last. Rippon’s Col. 


HYMN 82. L. M. Armley. [*] 


HOU i on m Christ. ¢ h 
1 only Sovereign ot my heart, 
T My Refuge, my almighty Friend ;— 
e And can my soul from thee depart, 

On whom alone my hopes depend ? 

2 Whither, ah! whither shall I go— 

A wretched wand’rer from my Lord ? 

Can this dark world of sin and wo 

One glimpse of happiness afford ? 


—3 Eternal life a aaa impart ; | 
On these my fainting spirit lives: . 

o Here sweeter comforts cheer my heart, co @ 
Than all the round of nature gives, 


—4 Let earth’s alluring joys combine ; 

e While thou art near, in vain they call; 

o One smile, one blissful smile of ing a4 
My dearest Lord, outweighs them all : 


—5 Thy Name, my inmost powers shee! 

o Thou art my life, my joy, my care ; 

d Depart from thee,— tis death—’tis more ! 1 
’Tis endless ruin—deep despair! 


e 6 Low at thy feet my soul would lie 
Here safety dwells, and peace ‘ie | 
—Still let me live beneath thine eye, | 
o For life, etevual life is thme. Steeles 


HYMN 83. L. M.. Leeds. [*] 
Temptation : or, Safety inthe Storm. © 
d 1 A pe billows swell, the winds are high, 
Clouds overcast my wintry uke Y 
Out of the depths to thee { call; 
e My fears are great, my strength i is small. 


—2 O Lord, the pilot’s part perform, 
And euide and guard me through the er 
Defend me from each threat’ning ill; 

d Control the waves—say, ‘ Peace—be sull? 


—3 Amidst the roaring of the sea, sasha 
My soul still hangs her hopes on thee; — 
Thy constant love, thy faithful care, 

Is all that saves me from despair. 


e 4 Dangers of ev’ry shape and name ~ 
Attend the followers of the Lamb, _ 
Who leave the world’s deceitful shore, 
And leave it to return no more, 


—5 Though tempest-toss’d, and —_ seine: 
My Saviour through the floods I seek ; 

o Let neither winds, nor stormy rain, 
Force back my shatter’d bark again, Casper: 


_. HYMN 84, 85. 
YMN 84. %s. Hotham. [*] 


ne the Refuge from the Storm. Deut. xxxii, 27. 
rast lover of my soul, 
Let me to thy bosom fly, 
While the billows near me roll, 
While the tempest still is nigh! 
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, 
Till the storm of life is past; 
Safe into the haven guide ; 
O receive my soul at last! 


2 Other refuge have I none; 
angs my helpless soul on thee ; 

Leave, ah! leave me not alone— 

Still support and comfort me. 

All my trust on thee is stay’d, 

All my help from thee I bring ; : 

Cover my defenceless head 

With the shadow of thy wing. 


3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want; 

More than all in thee I find; 

Raise the fallen, cheer the fait, 

Heal the sick, and lead the blind. 

Just and holy is thy name,— 

I am all unrighteousness ; 

Vile and full of sin I am,— 
Thou art full of truth and grace. Cowper. 


HYMN 85. H. M. Allerton. [*] 


Jesus, the Pilot. Luke viii, 22. 

1 gata at thy command, 

I launch into the deep; . 
And leave my native land, 
Where sin lulls all asleep :. 
For thee I fain would all resign, 
And sail to heaven with thee and thine! 
2 Thou art my Pilot wise ; 
My compass is thy word ; 
My soul each storm defies, 
While I have such a Lord! 
I trust thy faithfulness and power, 
To save me in the trying hour. 
3 Though rocks and quicksands disde 
Through all my passage lie; 


60 


Yet thou wilt safely, eep ea 
And guide me with, i 
My anchor, hope, shall fix abide, | 
And I each teigteenes Pita outride 
o 4 By faith I see the land, . .. 
The port of endless rest ; q+ asi 
My soul, thy sails expand, . 4... 9) 
And fly to Jesus’ breast, i-igip--asvil ot 


Oh may I reach the hy favanl ly,shore,. coil 9H 


Where winds and way, ss,no.more! 
e 5 Whene’er heeled Tl Mle avi oid. § 


And storms and hah Cs.-pevyek BEI 
Lord, to my. jeter om i satiora au 
WL Ive ? pi 
And keep me near th ly s ide : Fpl nal’ @ 
For more the treach’rous ‘calm T Hi 
Than tempests bursting o’er 
o 6 Come, heavenly Wind, and’ blow. 
A prosperous gale of grace, 
To waft me from below, ai ; 
To heaven, my destin’d place: 
s Then, in full sail, my port Pll ‘fmd, — cor; 
And leave the world, and sin, behind, 7 


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HYMN 86. L. M. ee | 


My Redeemer liveth. Job xix, "95. 
ef KNOW that my Redeemer lives ;? 
What comforts this sweet sentence gives! 

He lives, he lives, who once was dead, 
He lives, my ever living head! ~ 
2 He lives—triumphant from the grave, © 
He lives—eternally to save; ine 
He lives—all glorious in the sky,— mar 
He lives—exalted there on high, 
3 He lives—to bless me with his love, 
He lives—to plead for me above ; 
He lives—my hungry soul to-feed, Be 
He lives—to help in time of need. a 
4 He lives—to grant me rich supply, ha Oe 
He lives—to guide me with hiseye; 
He lives—to comfort me when faint, = 
He lives—to hear my soul’s complaint. — 
5 He lives—to silence all my fears, . 2 
He lives—to stoop and wipe my tears; _ 


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Select HYMN 87, 88. 61 


He lives—to calm my troubled heart, __ 
He lives—all blessings to impart. 
6 He lives—my kind, wise, heavenly eered, 
He lives—and loves me to the end; 
_ He lives—and while he lives I'll sing, 
He li ves—my prophet, priest, and king. 
7 He lives—and grants, me daily breath, 
He lives—and I shall conquer death ! 
He lives—my mansion to prepare, 
He lives—to bring me safely there. 
o 8 He lives—all glory to his name! 
He lives—ny Jesus, still the same : 
e Oh the sweet joy this sentence gives,— 
o ‘I know that my Redeemer lives!’ Medley. 


HYMN 87. 7s. Fairfax. [*] 


Life and Strength in Christ. 
1 SON of God, thy blessing grant, 
Sull supply my every want; 
Tree of life, thine influence shed ; 
With thy sap my spirit feed. 

e 2 Tenderest branch, alas! I lie 
Wither’d, without thee, and die ; 
Weak as helpless infancy ; 

O confirm my soul in thee! 
3 Unsustain’d by thee, I fall; 
Send the strength for which I call: 
Weaker than a bruised reed, 
Help I ev’ry moment need. 
4 All my hopes on thee depend ; 
—Love me, save me to the end! 
Give me the continuing grace,— 
o Take the everlasting praise. Madan’s Col. 


HYMN ss. L. M. Castle-Street. [*] 
Jehovah-Jesus. 
1 M* song shall bless the Lord of all ; 
My praise shall climb to his abode, 

d Thee. SAVIOUR, by that name I call, 

The great Supreme, the mighty God. 
—2 Without beginning, or decline, 

Object of faith, and not of sense ; 
g Eternal ages saw Him shine— 

He shines eternal ages hence. 

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62 HYMN 89. Sel 
e 3 As much when i in the manger laid, 
o Almighty ruler of the sky; 
—As when the six days’ work he made ~ 

o Fill’d all the morning stars with joy. 

—4 Of all the crowns Jehovah bears,» "a 
Salvation is his dearest claim ; 
That gracious sound well pleas’d he hears, 
And owns EMMANUEL for his name. 

o 5 A cheerful confidence I feel, 4 
My well plac’d hopes with joy I see; 

My bosom glows with heavenly zeal, 
‘To worship him who dy’d for me. 

e 6 As man, he pities my complaint; a 

o His power and truth are all divine; 

—He will not fail, he cannot faint,— 

g Salvation’s sure,—and must be mine. Cowper. 


HYMN s9. L. M. Leeds. [*] . 
Assurance in Christ, our Righteousness. Is. xiy, 24. Jer. xxiii, 6. 
1 pee thy blood and righteousness 
My beauty are, my glorious dress ; 
o ’Midst flaming worlds, m these array’d, 
With joy shall I lift up my head. 
e 2 When from the dust of death I rise, 
To claim my mansion in the skies ; 
—E’en then shall this be all my plea— _ 
d ‘Jesus hath liv’d—and dy’d for me.’.. 
—8 Bold shall I stand in that great day, 
For who aught to my charge shall lay ? 
Fully, through thee, absol’d Tam © 
From sin’s tremendous curse and shame. 
4 Thus Abraham, the friend of God, ~ 
Thus all the armies bought with blood, 
o Saviour of sinners, thee proclaim— 
e Sinners, of whom the chief I am. 
—5 This spotless robe the same appears, 
When ruin’d nature sinks in years; — 
No age can change its glorious hue; 
The robe of Christ is ever new. 
o 6 O let the dead now hear thy voice ; 
o Now bid thy banish’d ones rejoice ; 
—Their beauty this, their glorious dress, 
g ‘Jesus, the Lord, our Righteousness.’ Wesley. 


| Select. HYMN 90, 91. 
~~ HYMN 90. C. M. Arundel. [*] 


Holy Fortitude : or, the Christian Soldier. 
1 AM I a soldier of the cross? 
A follower of the Lamb! 
e And shall I fear to own his cause, 
Or blush to speak his name ? 
—2 Must I be carry’d to the skies, 
On flowery beds of ease ? 
e Whilst others fought to win the prize, 
And sail’d through bloody seas ? 
— Are there no foes for me to face? 
Must I not stem the flood ? 
eé Is this vile world a friend to grace, 
To help me on to God? 
o 4 Sure | must fight, if I would reign; 
e _ Increase my courage, Lord; 
o I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, 
Supported by thy word. 
5 Thy saints, in all this glorious war, 
Shall conquer, though they die ; 
o They view the triumph from afar, 
And seize it with their eye. 
o 6 When that illustrious day shall rise, 
And all thy armies shine, 
In robes of victory, through the skies— 
g The glory shall be thine. 


HYMN 91. 8,7 & 4. Tamworth. [*] 


God, the Pilgrim’s Guide. Ps. xviii, 14. 


1 UIDE me, O thou great Jehovah, 
Pilgrim through this barren land ; 


I am weak, but thou art mighty ; 
Hold me with thy powerful hand: 
Bread of heaven, 
Feed me till I want no more. 
2 Open, Lord, the crystal fountain, 
Whence the healmg waters flow ; 
Let the fiery, cloudy pillar 
Lead me all my journey through: 
Strong Deliv’rer! 
Be thou still my strength and shield. 
e 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, 
Bid my anxious fears subside ; 


63 


Watts. 


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64 HYMN 92,93.  —_—Sel 

o Death of death, and hell’s destruction, 
Land me safe on Canaan’s side: > 

Songs of praises— | - oe 

I will ever give to thee. _ Robinson. 


HYMN 92. L. P. M. Devotion. [*] _ 
The Christian's Shepherd. Ps. xxiii. nat: 
1 fi his? Lord my pasture shall prepare, 
And feed me with a shepherd’s care; 
His presence shall my wants supply, 
And guard me with a watchful eye ; 
My noonday walks he shall attend, 
And all my midnight hours defend. 
e 2 When in the sultry glebe I faint, 
Or on the thirsty mountains pant, 
To fertile vales and dewy meads, 
My weary wandering steps he leads,— 
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow, 
Amid the verdant landscapes flow. 
e 3 Though in a bare and rugged way, 
Through devious, lonely wilds I stray ; 
—His bounty shall my pains beguile ; 
o The barren wilderness shall smile, 
With lively greens and herbage crown’d, 
And streams shall murmur all around. 
o 4 Though in the paths of death I tread, 
With gloomy horrours overspread, 
vo My steadfast heart shall fear no ill, 
e For thou, O Lord, art with me still ; 
Thy friendly crook shall give me aid, 
And guide me through the dismal shade. -zaaison. 


HYMN 93. L. M. Oporto. [*} 
Ministry of Angels. Ps. xci, 11. 
1 EE, Gabriel swift descends to earth, 
Glad to foretel a Saviour’s birth; 
Hark !—a full choir of angels sing 
The new-born Saviour, and the King. 
e 2 Behold these swift-wing’d envoys wait 
On Jesus, in his humble state ; 
p The desert and the garden prove 
Their glowing zeal, their tender love. 
o 3 They saw the Conqueror mount on high, 
To glorious worlds beyond the sky, 


Select. HYMN 94, 95. 65 
Escorted by a shining band, 
To take his place at God’s right hand. 
—A Still are these glorious hosts above 
Employ’d in messages of love ; 
On saints below they cheerful wait, 
Nor think the work beneath their state.’ 
5 Jesus, my Lord, my living Friend, 
May these thy servants me attend, 
Through life ; and when | quit this clay, 
o Safe to thine arms my soul convey. Needham. 


HYMN 94. C. M. Devizes. [*] 
Servants of God always safe. 
1 Ho are thy servants bless’d, O Lord, 
How sure is their defence! 
o Eternal wisdom is their guide, 
Their help, Omnipotence. 
—2 In foreign realms, and lands remote, 
Supported by thy care, 
Through burning climes they pass unhurt, 
And breathe in tainted air. 
e 3 When by the dreadful tempest borne, 
High on the broken wave,— 
o They know thou art not slow to hear, 
Nor impotent to save. 
—4 The storm is laid—the winds retire, 
Obedient to thy will: 
The sea, that roars at thy command, 
At thy command is still. 
o 5 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths, 
Thy goodness we'll adore; 
o We'll praise thee for thy mercies past, 
e And humbly hope for more. 
—6 Our life, while thou preserv’st that life, 


Thy sacrifice shall be ; 
And death, when death shall be our lot, 
o Shall join our souls to thee. Addison. 


. HYMN 95. L. M. Pleyel’s. [*] 
Confidence and joy in God. Hab. iii, 17, 18. 
el LTHOUGH the vine its fruit deny, 
Although the olive yield no oil, 
6 


66 HYMN 96, 97. Select 
The with’ring fig-tree droop and die, 
The field delude the tiller’s toil ;— as 
2 Although the stall no herd attend; 
p And perish all the bleating race ; 
o Yet will I triumph in the Lord, 
s The God of my salvation praise.” 
e 3 Though comfortless my soul remain, © 
And not a gleam of light appear ; 
a Though joy be sought, and sought in vain, 
And though despair itself be near ;— 
p 4 Although assurance all be lost, 
And blooming hopes cut off I see ; 
o Yet will I in my Saviour trust, 
g And glory that he died forme. .. Wesley. 


HYMN 96. C. M. Zion. [*] 
Christ, the Believer’s Song. 
el A dear Redeemer, dying Lamb, 
We love to hear of thee ; 
—No music’s like thy charming name, 
Nor half so sweet can be. 
e 2 Oh may we ever hear thy voice, 
: In mercy to us speak ; 
o And in our Priest will we rejoice, | 
Thou great Melchisedec. 
—3 Our Jesus shall be still our theme, 
While in this world we stay ; 
o We'll sing our Jesus’ lovely name, 
When all things else decay. 
—4 When we appear in yonder cloud, 
With all the favour’d throng, 
s Then will we sing more sweet, more loud,— 
And Christ shall be our song. Madan's Col. 


HYMN 97. ‘7s. St. John’s. [*] 
Adieu to the vain World, 
d 1 ORLD, adieu! thou real cheat; 
Oft have thy deceitful charms 

Fill’d my heart with fond conceit, 
Foolish hopes and false alarms ; 

—Now I see as clear as day, 
How thy follies pass away. 


Select. HYMN 98. 67 
e 2 Vain, thy entertaining sights ; 
False, thy promises renew’d ; 
All the pomp of thy delights 
Does but flatter and delude: 
Thee I quit for heaven above, 
Object of the noblest love. 
—3 Let not, Lord, my wand’ring mind 
_ Follow after fleeting toys ; 
Since in thee alone I find 
Solid and substantial joys,— 
o Joys that, never overpast, 
Through eternity shall last. 
e 4 Lord, how happy is a heart, 
After thee while it aspires! 
—True and faithful as thou art, 
Thou wilt answer its desires: 
g It shall see the glorious scene 
© OF thine everlasting reign. Madan’s Col, 
HYMN 98. 7&6. Amsterdam. [*] 


The Pilgrim’s Song. 
o 1 BE my soul, and stretch thy wings, 
Thy better portion trace ; 
Rise from transitory things, 
Tow’rds heaven thy native place: 
p Sun, and moon, and stars decay ; 
Time shall soon this earth remove : 
s Rise, my soul, and haste away, 
To seats prepar’d above. 
—2 Rivers to the ocean run, 
Nor stay in all their course ; 
Fire, ascending, seeks the sun; 
Both speed them to their source : 
e Soa soul that’s born of God, 
Pants to view his glorious face,— 
Upward tends to his abode, 
To rest im his embrace. 
d 3 Cease, ye pilgrims, cease to mourn ; 
Press onward to the prize ; 
o Soon our Saviour will return, 
Triumphant in the skies. 
e Yet a season, and you know, 
Happy entrance will be given; 
o All our sorrows left below, 
And earth exchang’d for heaven. aden’s Cot. 


68 HYMN 99, 100. 
HYMN 99. 10 8 11. ' Walworth. [*] 
View of Heaven. Rev. xxii, 1—5. [rise. 
1 OX wings of faith mount up, my soul, and 
View thine inheritance beyond the skies; 
Nor heart can think, nor mortal tongue can tell, 
What endless pleasures in those mansions dwell: 
There my Redeemer lives, all bright and glorious, 
O’er sin, and death, and hell, he reigns victorious. 
2 No gnawing grief, no sad, heart-rending pain, 
In that bless’d country can admission gain ; 
No sorrow there, no soul-tormenting fear, 
For God’s own hand shall wipe the falling tear : 
There my Redeemer lives, &c. 
3 Before the throne a crystal river glides, 
Immortal verdure decks its cheerful sides ; 
There the fair tree of life majestic rears 
Its blooming head, and sovereign virtue bears: 
There my Redeemer lives, &c. 
4 No rising sun his transient beams displays, 
No sickly moon emits her feeble rays ; 
The Godhead there celestial glory sheds ; 
Th’ exalted Lamb eternal radiance spreads: 
There my Redeemer lives, &c. 
5 One distant glimpse my eager passion fires! 
Jesus, to thee my longing soul aspires! 
When shall I at my heavenly home arrive— 
When leave this earth, and when begin to live? 
For there my Saviour is, all bright and glorious; 
O’er sin, and death, and hell, he reigns victorious. 
_. Straphan. 
HYMN 100. 7s. St. John’s. [*] 
Privileges of Adoption. 1 John iii, 1, 2. 
1 LESSED are the sons of God: 
They are bought with Christ’s own blood, 
They are ransom’d from the grave ; 
Life eternal they shall have : 
With them number’d may we be, ~ r 
Here, and in eternity. We) 
2 God did love them in his Son, 
Long before the world begun; 
They the seal of this receive, 
When on Jesus they believe : 


Select. HYMN 101. 69 
With them numbered may we be, + 


Here, and in eternity. 
3 They are justifi’d by grace ; 
They enjoy a solid peace ; 
Ali their sins are wash’d away ; 
- They shall stand in God’s great day: ty, 
With them number’d may we be, * 
Here, and in eternity. 
4 They produce the fruits of grace, 
In the works of righteousness ; 
They are harmless, meek, and mild, 
Holy, blameless, undefil’d 
With them number’d may we be, 
Here, and in eternity. 
5 They are lights upon the earth, 
Children of an heavenly birth; 
One with God, with Jesus one; 
Glory is in them begun : 
With them number’d may we be, 
Here, and in eternity. Humphreys. 


HYMN 101. 8s. Consolation. [*| 
Supreme Love to Christ. 
1 MA“ gracious Redeemer I love, 
His praises aloud Ill proclaim ; 
And join with the armies above, 
To shout his adorable name. 
To gaze on his glory divine, 
Shall be my eternal employ— 
To see it incessantly shine, 
__ My boundless, ineffable joy. 
e 2 He freely redeem’d with his blood 
My soul from the confines of hell, 
—To live on the smiles of my God, 
_. And in his sweet presence to dwell; 
o To shine with the angels of light, 
With saints and with seraphs to sing ; 
g Towiew, with eternal delight,— 
My Jesus, my Saviour, my King. 
-e 3 In Mesech as yet I reside— 
A darksome and restless abode! 
Molested with foes on each side, 
And longing to dwell with my God. 


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. HYMN 102. 


e Oh when shall my spirit exchange 
This cell of corruptible clay, 
For mansions celestial, and range 
ches realms of ineffable day! 

4 My glorious Redeemer, I long— 
To see thee descend on the cloud, 
Amidst the bright, numberless throng, 
And mix with the triumphant crowd. 

e Oh when wilt thou bid me ascend, 
To join in thy praises aboye— 

To gaze on thee—world without end, 
And feast on thy ravishing love ?. 

—5_Nor sorrow, nor sickness, nor pain, 
Nor sin, nor temptation, nor fear, 
Shall ever molest me again,— 

o Perfection of glory reigns there. .. 

—This soul and this body shall shine, 
In robes of salvation and praise ; 
And banquet on pleasures divine, 
Where God his full beauty displays. 

d 6 Ye palaces, sceptres, and crowns, 
Your pride with disdain I survey ; 
Your pomps are but shadows and sounds, 
And pass in a moment away : 

o The crown that my Saviour bestows, 
Yon permanent sun shall outshine ; 

g My joy everlastingly flows— ’ 
My God, my Redeemer, is mine. | Francis. 


HYMN 102. 5 & 6. Newcastle. [*] 


Praise for Salvation. 
1 Oe’ Saviour alone, 
The Lord let us bless, 
Who reigns on his throne, 
The Prince of our peace ; 
Who evermore saves us, 
By shedding his blood: | 
o All hail, holy Jesus, Ps 
ur Lord and our God! 
—_ 2 W e thankfully sing 
Thy glory and praise, 
e Thou merciful Spring 
Of pity and grace. 


Select. HYMN 103, 104. 71 
— Thy kindness for ever 
To men we will tell; 
o And say, our dear Saviour 
Redeem’d us from hell. 
— 3 Preserve us in love, 
While here we abide: 
O never remove 
Thy presence, nor hide 
Thy glorious salvation ; 
0 Till each of us see, 
With joy, the bless’d vision, 
Completed in thee! 
HYMN 103. S. M. Nativity. [| 


Song of Moses and the Lamb. Rev. xv, 3. 
1 WAKE, and sing the song 
Of Moses and the Lamb; 
o Wake, ev’ry heart and ev’ry tongue, 
To praise the Saviour’s name. 


e 2 Sing of his dying love; 


Oo Sing of his rismg power; . 
—Sing how he intercedes above 
e For those whose sins he bore. 


—3 Sing, till we feel our heart 
Ascending with our tongue ; 
Sing, till the love of sin depart, 
And grace inspires our song. 
o 4 Sing on your heavenly way, 
Ye ransom’d sinners, sing ; 
u Sing on, rejoicing ev’ry day, 


; In Christ, th’ eternal King. 
e 5 Soon shall we hear him say, 
d ‘Ye blessed children, come ;’ — 


—Soon will he call us hence away, 
And take his wand’rers home. 
o 6 Soon shall our raptur’d tongue 
His endless praise proclaim ; 
g And sweeter voices tune the song 
Of Moses and the Lamb. Hammond. 
HYMN 104. 7s. Redeeming Love. [*] 


The Christian's Song. 


‘Cr notes and numbers bring, 
While Jehovah’s praise we sing; 


72 HYMN 105. 

g Holy, holy, holy Lordj: 39 » 4% a 
Be thy glorious Name ador’d} 9) >)! 

—2 Men on earth, and saints above; °°} 
Sing the great Redeemer’ s aay b BOS: — : 
Lord, thy mercies never fail; SLA Si 

o Hail, Celestial Goodness, hail 9 “dl 

e 3 Though unworthy, Lord, thal ear . 

—Can our humble praises hear + ca mb 

o Purer praise we hope to bring, ~ ~ 
When with saints we stand ie sing. 

—4 Lead us to that blissful state,  _ 
Where thou reign’st supremely great : 

e Look with pity from thy throne; 
Send the Holy Spirit down. 

—5 While on earth ordain’d to;stay, / 
Guide our footsteps i in thy. Wiis 
Till we come to reign with 
And thy glorious greatness a 

o 6 Then with angels we’ll again 

u Wake a louder, louder strain ; 

s There in joyful songs of praise, 

_We’ll our grateful voices raise. 

—7 There no tongue shall silent be, 
All shall join sweet harmony ; 

g That through heaven’s all spacious round, _ 
Praise to God may ever sound. 


Lord thy mercies never fail ; 
Hail, Celestial Goodness, hail! 


HYMN 105. L. M. Oporto. [*] 
Dignity, and Happiness of the Christian. — 
1 f f ONOUR and happiness unite, 
To make the Christian’s name a praise: : 
How fair the scene, how clear the light, 
That fills the remnant of hisdays! 
2 A kingly character he bears; sagt) zi 
No change his priestly office knows; | 
Unfading is the crown he wears; 
His joys can never reach a close. 
3 Adorn’d with glory from on high, 
Salvation shines upon his face ; 


Select. __ HYMN 106. 73 
is robe is of th’ ethereal dye, 

His steps are dignity and grace. 

4 Inferiour honours he disdains, 

Nor stoops to take applause from earth ; 

The King of kings himself maintains 

Th’ expenses of his heavenly birth. 

5 The noblest creature seen below, 

Ordain’d to fill a throne above! 

God gives him all he can bestow— 

His kingdom of eternal love! 

6 My soul is ravish’d at the thought— 

Methinks from earth | see him rise ; 

Angels congratulate his lot, 

And shout him welcome to the skies! Cowper. 


HYMN 106. 5&6. Wesley. [*] 
God’s Servants should praise and extol him. 
1 E servants of God, 
Your Master proclaim, 
And publish abroad 
His wonderful Name ; 
The name all victorious 
Of Jesus extol ; 
His kingdom is glorious, 
And rules over all. 
g 2 God ruleth on high, 
Almighty to save ; 
And still he is nigh, 
His presence we have : 
The great congregation 
His triumph shall sing, 
Ascribing salvation 
To Jesus our King. 4 
o 8 Salvation to God 
Who sits on the throne— 
Let all cry aloud 
And honour the Son: 
Our Jesus’s praises 
The angels proclaim ; 
Fall down on their faces, 
And worship the Lamb. 
e 4 Then let us adore, 
And give him his right; 
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74 HYMN 107. 
o Allgloryand power, 

And wisdom and might: — 
g All honour and blessing, __ 


With angels above ; het At - } “se 
And thanks never ceasing, — | fie 
And infinite love. Madan’s Col. 


HYMN 107. 6 & 4. Trinity. debe am 


Invocation to Father, Son, and Holy Spi 
1 CE thou Almighty King, 
Help us thy name to sing j 3 7 
Help us to praise ! (4 9 
e Father all glorious, pil g nt 
O’er all victorious, ; 
Come and reign over us, yili---ligdia’? & 
Ancient of days. sda dister bed 
o 2 Jesus, our Lord, arise; 69 9 i) ; 
Scatter our enemies, se arom 
And make them fall! 
g Let thine almighty aid 
Our sure defence be made: 
Our souls on thee be stay’d, 
e Lord, hear our call! 
3 Come, thou incarnate Word, 
Gird on thy mighty sword ; 
Our prayer attend! 
o Come, and thy people bless, 
And give thy word success ; 
e Spirit of holiness, 
On us descend ! 
—4 Come, holy Comforter, 
Thy sacred witness bear, 
In this glad hour! 
o Thou, who almighty art; 
Now rule in ev’ry heart, 
And ne’er from us depart, 
Spirit of power. i wok Of 
g 5 To the great One in Wires | 
The highest praises be, 
Hence evermore ; 
His sovereign majesty 
May we in glory see, hah A. 
And to eternity Wye 
Love and adore! Madan’s Col. 


Select. . HYMN 108, 109. 15 
HYMN 10s. L. M. Babylon. [b] 


The Sinner weighed and found wanting. Dan. iv, 27. 
1 RA SE, thoughtless sinner, raise thine eye— 
Behold God’s balance lifted high! 
There will his justice be display’d, 
And there thy hope and life be weigh’d. 
2 See in one scale his perfect law ; 
Mark with what force its precepts draw ; 
e Would’st thou the awful test sustain °— 
d Thy works how light! thy thoughts how vain! 
—3 Behold the hand of God appears, 
To trace those dreadful characters ; 
d ‘ Tekel—thy soul is wanting found, 
‘ And wrath shall smite thee to the ground.’ 
e 4 Let sudden fear thy nerves unbrace ; 
Let horrour shake thy tott’ring knees; 
p Through all thy thoughts let anguish roll, 
And deep repentance melt thy soul. 
—5 One only hope may yet prevail— 
Christ has a weight to turn the scale ; 
o Still does the gospel publish peace, 
And shew a Saviour’s righteousness. 
—6 Great God, exert thy power to save ; 
Deep on the heart these truths engrave ; 
The pond’rous load of guilt remove, 
That trembling Jips may sing thy love.  Dodériage. 


HYMN 109. %s. Fairfax. [b] 


Sinner, prepare to meet God. 


3 el INNER, art thou still secure ? 


Wiit thou still refuse to pray ? 
Can thy heart or hand endure, 
In the Lord’s avenging day ? a: 
d 2 See, his mighty arm is bar’d ; 
Awful terrours clothe his brow! 
e For his judgment stand prepar’d— 
Thou must either break or bow. 
g 3 At his presence nature shakes, 
Earth affrighted hastes to flee ; 
Solid mountains melt like wax: 
p What will then become of thee! 


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16 HYMN 1 110, 111. siaiaaal 
Who his advent may ¢ aed peti Nin de ra: J 
-You, who glory in your shi ame, ers hha) 
Wil you find a place to. ide r 
When the world is wrapp’d i in fae r ni & . 
5 Lord, prepare us by thy grace, yj & 
Soon we must resign our breath; oc ie pi 
And our souls be call’d to pass 7 
Through the iron gate of eae tol 991 
6 Let us now our day improve,— et q 
Listen to the gospel voice; h 
Seek the things that are above; 
Scorn the world’s pretended j joys. ‘age Newton 
mE OES OES ee ee 


HYMN 110.'C. M. Bishopsgate. [b} — 
Sinners entreated to forsake. theix ways. Ts: ly, 7. 
1 GINNERS: the voice of God regard 
His mercy speaks: to-day 5 . 
a calls you by his sovereign word, © 
From sin’s destructive way: 
2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest, 
You live, devoid of peace ; 
A thousand stings within your breast 
Deprive your souls of ease. 
o 3 Why will you in the crooked ways 
Of sin and folly go? 
In pain you travail all your days, QO 
‘To reap immortal wo! 
o 4 But he who turns to God shall live, ~ > 
Through his abounding grace : ji 
His mercy will the guilt forgive ie V9 
Of those who seek his face: st 
—5 Bow to the sceptre of his;word, 
Renouncing ev’ry sin; 5 
Submit to him, your sovereign Lord, 
And learn his will divme. 
o 6 His love exceeds your eens though 
He pardons like a God : 
o He will forgive your’ numerous: faults, 7 
Through a Redeemer’s blood. » . Faaeett 


HYMN 111. 8, 7 & 4. Latéleton. [bh]. 
Sinners entreated to hear. 
A. 5 NNERS, will you scorn the bh 
Sent in mercy from above! 


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HYMN 112. vt 
é Every sentence—Oh how ae § 
te vty line is full of love ; ¢: 
a Listen to it— 
o Every line is full of love. 

—2 Hear the heralds of the Gospel 
News from Zion’s king proclaim, 


fy) To each rebel sinner— ‘ Pardon,— 
‘Free forgiveness in his name.’ 
e€ How important! 


d Free forgiveness in his name! 
—3 Tempted souls, they bring you succour , 
Fearful hearts, they quell your fears ; 
And with news of consolation, 
Chase away the falling tears: 
e ‘Tender heralds— 
o Chase away the falling tears. 
—4 False professors, grovelling worldlings, 
Callous hearers of the word, 
While the messengers address you, 
Take the warnings they afford ; 
e We entreat you, 
d Take the warnings they afford. 
e 5 Who hath our report believed ? 
Who receiv’d the joyful word ? 
Who embrac’d the news of pardon, 
Offer’d to you by the Lord! 
Can you slight it— 
Offer’d to you by the Lord! 
—6 O ye angels,hovering round us, 
Waiting spirits, speed your way, 
rr Hasten to the court of heaven,x— 
Tidings bear without delay : ais 
s Rebel sinners 
Glad the message will obey. Allen... 
HYMN 112. %s. Fairfax. [b*] 
Burdened Sinners invited to Christ. Matt. ix, 23. 
1 OME, ye weary souls oppress’d, 
Find in Christ the promis’d rest ; 
On him all your burdens roll ; 
He can wound, and he make whole. 
2 Ye who dread the wrath of God, 
Come, and wash in Jesus’ blood : 
To the Son of David cry ; , 
In his word he’ s ‘passing by. 


78 HYMN 118,114. __ Selee 
aked, guilty, poor, and blind, 9 9) «| 
your wants in Jesus find 5 abate sity ie 

is the day of mereyiis; i" VS 

Now accept the proffer’d lisa, “hidDecouiteg. % 

HYMN 113. 8s & 4s, ‘Calvary. bl Pies 


Suppliant Address to the Saviour. Mark x, 43. 24 
1 Pike full, of all COrnpAssiony A the Ae 7 
Hear thy humble suppliant’s ery}, na 
Let me know thy great salvation; __ Bi +f 
p See, I languish, faint, and die. — sews 
e 2 Guilty, but with heart relenting, 
Overwhelm’d with helpless grief— 
Prostrate at thy feet repentmg— © |) » 
Send, oh send: me quick relief! 9) a 
e 3 Whither shoulda wretch be: fiyingyia « 
But to him who comfort: gives?) 5) 
Whither, from the dread of dying, | * 
But to him who ever lives?) 
—8s On the word ‘thy blood hath sealed, 
Hangs my everlasting all ; 
Let thine arm be now revealed, © |= © * 5 
Stay, oh stay me, lest I fall! be 
e 9 In the world of endless ruin, 
Let it never, Lord, be said, i, 
d ‘Here’s the soul that perish’d, suing 5 / } 
‘For the boasted Saviour’s aid! |. > 
o 10 Sav’d—the deed shall spread new glory 
Through the shining realms above; © 
s Angels smg the pleasing story, » 4)! ; ’ 
All enraptur’d with thy loves»: - Turner. 


HYMN 114. L. M. Geneva. Tb *] 
Vision of the Dry Bones. Ezek. xxxiv,3. 
Ae OOK down, O Lord, wit “Siging eye, 
See Adam’s race in ruin lie ; 
Sin spreads its trophies o’er the ca : 
And scatters slaughter’d pens rou 
e 2 And can these mould’ring cor pses Late 
And can these perish’d bones revive ? 
—That, mighty God, to thee is known; i: 
That wondrous work i is all thy. own, nt 
3 Thy mittee are sent in in. pig ve i a 


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Select. HYMN 115, 116. 19 


e In vain they call, in 'vaim they a 

—Till thine almighty aid is nigh. fi 

o 4 But if thy Spirit deign to breathe,» 
Life spreads through all the realms of death; 
Dry bones obey thy powerful voice ; ~ 
They move, they waken, they rejoice. 

o 5 So when thy trumpet’s awful sound . 
Shall shake the heavens, and rend the ground, 

~ Dead saints shall from their tombs arise, 
And spring to life beyond the skies. Doddridge. 


HYMN 115: C. M: Mear. [*] 
Converting Grace. Ps. xlv, 3—5. 
1 HA mighty Jesus, how divine 
Is thy victorious sword ! 
The stoutest rebel must resign, 
At thy commanding word. 
e 2 Deep are the wounds thine arrows = 
They pierce the hardest heart ; 
o Thy smiles of grace the slain revive, 
And joy succeeds to smart. 
g 3 Still gird thy sword upon thy thigh, 
Ride with majestic sway ; 
Go forth, great Prince, triumphantly, 
And make thy foes obey. 
—4 And when thy vict’ries are complete, 
And all the chosen race 
Shall round the throne of mercy meet, 
To sing thy conquering grace— 
e 5 Oh may my humble soul be found, 
Among that favour’d band ; 
o And I with them thy praise will sound, 
Throughout Emmanuel’s land. Wallin. 


HYMN 116. L. M. Bath. [*] 


Revival of Religion hoped for. 


el HILE I to grief my soul gave wa 
Lf MRR Ro ee declebl 
—Methought I heard the Saviour say, 
g ‘Dismiss thy fears, the ark is mine. 
—2 ‘Though for a time I hide my face, 
“Rely upon my love and power ; es 
‘Still wrestle at the throne of grace, 
‘ And wait for a reviving hour. 


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80 HYMN 117, ‘118. Selec 
Take down thy long neglected harp; | 
ve seen thy tears, and heard thy. -praye ite i 
he winter season has been sharp, — f fof! a 4 
A But spring shall all its wastes repair.” 
a Lord, I obey—-my hopes revive;,. * 
o Come, join with me, ye saints, and sing ; 
o Our foes in vai against us strive, ath 
For God will help:and’ triumph: brings 


HYMN 117. C. M. Ph ymouth. ba 
God's regard to the actively pie Mal. iii, 16,17. 
Bord on mortal worms looks. down 
From his celestial throne ; 
And when the wicked swarm sdieighell n 
He well discerns his own. 
e 2 He sees the tender hearts, that, mourn 
The scandals of the times; __ 2 
And join their efforts to oppose _ 
The wide prevailing crimes. 
—83 Low in the social band he bows. 
His still attentive ear ; 
And, while his angels sing around, 
“Delights their voice to hear. 
o 4 The chronicles of heaven ot! 
Their words in iesitigicn fash toh 
In the Redeemer’s book of life, ih de 
Their names recorded are. | 
d 5 ‘Yes,’ saith the Lord, ‘ the worlds Lon 
‘These humble souls are mine : ; 
‘ These, when my jewels I produce, bey 


1 


8 | 


‘Shall in full lustre shine. aii " 
‘When deluges of fiery wrath | ti vr oT : 
‘My foes away shall bear; 
‘That hand which strikes the ity thre ugh, 
‘Shall all my children spare.” ' Doddri dge. 


HYMN 118. C. M. Winilban ae i- 
Prayer for spiritual Healing, |” it 
i ia ose ait Physician of the soul; ie 
To thee I bring my casey | 

My raging malady control, = Joma T’ b< 
And heal me by thy graces 95 


2 Help me to state my whole complaints pl 
But where shall 1 begin? i Aletta 


Seleet. HYMN 119. 
* Nor’ ‘words, nor thoughts can Tally — 


81 


ae 


_ — ‘This worst distemper—sin. &y 


$ It lies not in a single part, 
But through my frame is spread ; 

A burning fever in my heart, 
A palsy in my head. 

4 It makes me deaf, and dumb, and blind, 
And impotent, and lame; . 

~ Tt overclouds, and fills my mind, 

With folly, fear, and shame. 

5 (A thousand evil thoughts intrude, 
‘Tumultuous in my breast, 

Which indispose me for my food, 
And rob me of my rest.) 

6 Lord, I am sick ; regard my cry, 
And set my spirit free 5, 

Say, canst thou let a sinner die, 
Who longs to live to thee? 


HYMN 119. L. P. M. Sheffield. [b*] 


Efficacy of God’s Word. Jer. xxiii, 29. 


A) 


a | W ITH revwrend awe, tremendous Lord, 
We hear the thunders of thy word ; 


o The pride of Lebanon it. breaks: 
o Swift the celestial fire descends, 
The flinty rock in pieces rends, 
g And earth to its deep centre shakes. 
—2 Array’d in majesty divine, 
Here sanctity and justice shine, 
e And horrour strikes the rebel through ; 
g While loud this awful voice makes known 
The wonders which thy. sword hath done, 
a And what thy vengeance yet will do. 
o 3 So spread the honours of thy name ; 
g The terrours of a God proclaim ; 
Thick let the pointed arrews fly ;— 
_ Till sinners, humbled in the dust, 
Shall own the execution just, 
—And bless the hand by which they lied 
o 4 Then clear the dark, tempestuous day, 
And radiant beams of love display; 
Each prostrate soul let mercy raise ; 
eé So shall the bleeding captive feel, 


82 HYMN 1 


Thy word, that gave the wound, ‘can heal, z 
o And change 1 their notes to —— ‘of aig i 


HYMN 120. C. M. Abridge. Barby. ial ‘ 
Light and Glory of the Word. . 
1 ae Spirit breathes upon the word, kK 
And brings the truth to Sights wie 
Precepts and promises afford. .. .. |.) 
A sanctifying light, Be anaes 
2 A glory gilds the sacred page,” 
g _ Majestic like the sun; 
—It gives a light to every age, 
d___It gives—but borrows none. 


—3 The hand that gave it still supplies , 
The gracious light and heat; 
o His truths upon the nations rise,— 
They rise, but never set. 


o 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, 
For such a bright display, 
As makes a world of darkness shine, 
With beams of heavenly day... 


—5 My soul rejoices to pursue q 
The steps of Him I love, iV 
g Till glory breaks upon my view, - 


y 


In brighter worlds above. . Cowper. ; 


HYMN 121. 7s. St. John’s.’ 
Sabbath Morning. 
1 Qa through another week | 
God has brought us on our ely ; 
Let us now a blessing seek, 
Waiting in his courts to- day: - nae 


o Day of all the week the best; 
Emblem of eternal rest: 


—2 While we seek supplies of grace, | 
Through the dear Redeemer’s name ; 
s Shew thy reconciling face— 
Take away our sin and shame: 
From our worldly cares set free, 
May we rest this day in thee. 


Select. HYMN 122, 123. 83 


= Here we come thy name to praise ; 

Let us feel thy presence near : 
May thy glory meet our eyes, 
~ While we in thy house appear : 

_ Here afford us, Lord, a taste 
~ Of our everlasting feast. 
4 May the Gospel’s joyful sound 
Conquer sinners, comfort saints,— 
Make the fruits of grace abound,— 
Bring relief from all complaints : 

o Thus let all our Sabbaths prove, 


Till we join the church above. Newton. 
HYMN 122..H. M. Bethesda. [*] 
Sabbath Morning. 


1 W ELCOME;, delightful morn, 
Thou day of sacred rest; 
I hail thy kind return, 
e _ Lord, make these moments blest. 
—From the low train of mortal toys, 
o I soar to reach immortal joys. 
—2 Now may the King descend, 
And fill his throne of grace ; 
Thy sceptre, Lord, extend, 
While saints address thy face: 
Let sinners feel thy quick’ning word, 
And learn to know and fear the Lord. 
o 3 Descend, celestial Dove, 
With all ‘thy quick’ning powers ; 
Disclose a Saviour’s love, 
And bless the sacred hours : 
o Then shall my soul new life obtain, 
Nor Sabbaths be indulg’d in vain. Hayward. 


HYMN 123. C. M. Sunday. [*] 
The Lord’s Day: 
ae ae Lord of Sabbath let. us praise, 
In concert with the blest, 
Who, joyful, in harmonious lays 

Employ an endless rest. 

e 3 Lord, may we still remember thous fie 
And more in knowledge grow ; Fe 


’ ae oe 
34 HYMN 124, 125. | 
—And may we more of glory see, . ee 
While waiting here below. 
3 On this glad day a brighter’ scene 1°" 
Of glory was display’d, © ne 
g By God, th’ Eternal Word; than when” . 


This universe was made. © ihgW) 3 


o 4 He rises, who our souls hath’ botghit,, in r 
e With grief and pain extreme)’ 
g ’Twas great—to speak the world from ede. 
’T was greater—to sevice Decourey’s Col. 


HYMN 124: C.M. Hymn ad. [*b] 
Devotion 
el HILST thee seek, protecting Power! 
Be my vain wishes still’d; | 
—And may this-consecrated hour © — a 
With better hopes be fill’d... 
e 2 Thy love the power of thought bestow’d,— 
To thee my thoughts would soar: 
o Thy meroaaaaarey life has flow’d ; 
That t mercy | adore. 
—3 In each event of life, how clear 
e Thy ruling hand | see! 
e Each blessing to my soul most dear, 
— Because conferr’d by thee. 
o 4 In every joy that crowns ny days, 
e _In-every pain I bear, 
o My heart shall find delight in praise, 
e Or seek relief in prayer. 
o 5 When gladness wings my favour’d hour, 
Thy love my thoughts shall fill; 
e Resign’d, when storms of sorrow lower, 
My soul shall meet thy will. 
—6 My lifted eye, without a tear, 
The gath’ring storm shall see, : 
o My steadfast heart shall know no fear; _ 
That heart will rest on thee. Williams 


HYMN 125. C. M. St. Anns. el 


Social Worship. 


‘oO LORD, our languid souls i inspire, 
For here we trust thou art! 


. HYMN 126, 85 


® “Send down a coal of heavenly fire, 


To warm each waiting heart. 
2 Shew us some token of thy love, . 
Our fainting hope to raise ; i 
ape And pour thy blessing from above, 
That we may render praise. 
3 Within these walls let holy praise, 
And love and concord dwell ; 
e Here give the troubled conscience peace; 
The wounded spirit heal. 
4 The feeling heart, the melting eye, 
The humble mind bestow ; 
e And shine upon us from‘on high, 
To make our graces grow. 
—5 May we in faith receive thy word,— 
In faith present our prayers; 
e And in the presence of our Lord, 
Unbosom all our cares. 
o 6 And may the gospel’s joyful sound, 
Enfore’d by mighty grace, 
Awaken many sinners round, = 
To come, and fill the place. © Newton. 


HYMN 126. %s. Fairfax. [b] 
A Blessing humbly requested. 
1 A a ware we come before thee now ; 
At thy feet we humbly bow ; 
e Oh do not our suit disdain ! 
Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain? 


2 Lord, on thee our souls depend ; 

In compassion, now descend ; 
—Fill our hearts with thy rich grace ; 
o Tune our lips to sing thy praise. 


—3 In thine own appomted way, 

a Now we seek thee, here we stay ; 
Lord we know not how to go, 
Till a blessing thou bestow. 


—4 Send some message from thy word, 
That may joy and peace afford ; 
Let thy Spirit now impart 
Full salvation to each heart. 
8 


€ 5 Comfort those vile we aimee 


Let the time of joy tape ip 

Those who are cast down, liftup, . — . 

Make them strong in faith and hope. fi ¥ : 
—6 Grant that all may seek, and find ee 

Thee a God supremely. kind : Nfl SRP 

Heal the sick, the captive free ; erent 

Let us all rejoice in thee. _ tiapon. 


HYMN 127. 8 & 7. Love Divine. pr 


Love Divine. 
VT ae divine, all love excelling! 
Joy of heaven, to earth come’ down ! ! 
Fix in us thy humble dwelling : 

All thy faithful mercies crown: ©‘) 
e Jesus, thou art all compassion!>'s9\ eo) | > 

Pure, unbounded love; thowart!: 9” 
o Visit us with thy salvation, hin nt 

Enter ev’ry trembling heart. 999») 


a 2 Breathe, O breathe, thy loving’ Spirit ? 
Into ev’ry troubled breast! 

e Let us all in thee inherit, i} 
Let us find thy promis’d rest.: H 

—Take away the power of sinning, 
Alpha and Omega be ; 

o End of faith, as its begmnig, © 
Set our hearts at liberty. 

—3 Come, Almighty to deliver, - +, >) 
Let us all thy life receive! 

Suddenly return—and never— |) ~ 7% 

e Never more thy temples leave!) © ‘ 

—Then we should be always blessing, sit Ut 
Serve thee as thy hosts above; 

o Pray, and praise thee without ceasing,— — 
Glory in thy precious love. Ug. fap 

—4 Finish, then, thy new creation; 9 
Pure, unspotted may we bes; 9 

Let us see thy great salvation, ny ‘ia es Tre 

Perfectly restor’d by thee: © 

g Chang’d from glory unto glory, 
Till in heaven we take our aga ; a . 

e Till we cast our crowns before thee, 4 

a Lost in wonder, love, and praise! Madan’ s Col. 


Select. HYMN 128, 129, 130. 87 


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HYMN 128. C. M. Reading. [b*] 
Seed in different Grounds. Matt. xiil, 3, 
1 E sons of earth, prepare the plough— 
- Break up your fallow ground: 
The sower is gone forth to sow, 
And scatter blessings round. 
2 The seed that finds a stony soil, 
Shoots forth a hasty blade ; 
But ill repays the sower’s toil, 
Soon wither’d, scorch’d, and dead. 
3 The thorny ground is sure to balk 
All hopes of harvest there ; 
We find a tall and sickly stalk, 
But not the fruitful ear. 
4 The beaten path and highway side | 
Receive the trust in vain; 
The watchful birds the prey divide, 
And pick up all the grain. 


o 5 But where the Lord of grace and power 


Has bless’d the happy field ; 
How plenteous is the golden store, 
The deep wrought furrows yield! 


e 6 Father of mercies, we have need 


Of thy preparing grace, 


—Let the same hand that gives the seed, 
Provide a fruitful place. Cowper. 


HYMN 129. L. M. Sicilian. [*] 


Close of Worship. 
1 YD ec saat us with thy blessing, Lord ; 
Help us to feed upon thy word ; 
All that has been amiss, forgive, 
And let thy truth within us live. 
2 Though we are guilty, thou art good; 
Wash all our works in Jesus’ blood ; 
Give every fetter’d soul release, 
And bid us all depart in peace. . Hart. 


HYMN 130. L. M. Portugal. [*] 


Close of Worship. 
1 i ligt 2 peace which God alone reveals, 
And by his word of grace imparts, 
Which only the believer feels, 
Direct, and keep, and cheer our hearts. 


88 * HYMN 131,182. —_—‘S@ 
2 And may the holy Three im One, 
The Father, Word, and Comforter, 
Pour an abundant blessing down ie Tr 

On ev’ry soul assembled here. a Newton. : 


HYMN 131. C.M:. Hymn ad. m - 
Close of Worship. ‘ 
1 No may the God of peaediand love, 
Who from th’ imprison’d grave 9D. 2) 
Restor’d the Shepherd of the eeeey ie 
Omnipotent to save;— 
2 Through the rich merits’ af that blood, 
Which he on Calv’ry spilt, © >” 
To make th’ eternal eov’nant sure," 9 _ 
On which our hopes are built ;—- % oes 
3 Perfect our souls m ev’ry prsereee 
T’ accomplish all his will; 
And all that’s pleasing i in his sight, 
Inspire us to fulfil! 
4 For the great Mediator’s sake 
We every blessing pray ; 
g With glory let his name be crown’d, 
Through heav’ns eternal day. Gibbons. 


HYMN 132. H. M. Allerton. me bl 
Jubilee. ; 
o 1 Biv ye the trumpet, blow; 
The gladly solemn sound — 
Let all the nations know, 
To earth’s remotest bound : 
o The year of jubilee is come, 
Return, ye ransom’d sinners, home ! ; 
— 2 Exaltthe LambofGod, =| —— 
e The sin-atoning Lamb; ee OT 
— Redemption by his blood He 40 iS 
Through al! the world proclaim : 4 
Oo The year, &c. OF Om 2 
e 3 Ye who have sold for nought 
The heritage above, BLE Br 
— Come take it back envaucsloh a 
The gift of Jesus’ love: = 
Oo The year, &e. pt aay Mere 


a. YN 


— 4 Ye slaves of sin and hell, 
Your liberty receive ; 
And safe in Jesus dwell, 
And blest in Jesus live: 
~The year, &c 
— 5 The gospel trumpet hear, 
The news of pard’ning grace ; 
Ye happy souls, draw near, 
Behold your Saviour’s face : 
The year, &c. 
— 6 Jesus, our great high priest, 
Has full atonement, made ; 
Ye weary spirits, rest ; 
Ye mourning souls, be glad : 
s The year of Jubilee is come, 
Return, ye ransom’d sinners, home! Toplady 


HYMN 133. C. M. Zion. Hymn 2d. FF b] 
The Lord’s Prayer. 
1 PA of all, we bow to thee, 
Who dwell’st m heaven ador’d ; 
But present still through all thy works, 
The universal Lord. 
2 For ever hallowed be thy name, 
By all below the skies ; 
And may thy kingdom still advance, 
Till grace to glory rise. 
3 Thy glorious purpose, Lord, fulfil ; 
Let all thy glory see ; 
And, as in heaven thy will is done, 
On earth so let it be. 
4 Our wants with every morning grow, 
With food these wants supply ; 
And on our souls the Bread bestow 
To eat—and never die! 
5 Our sins before thee we confess ; 
O may they be forgiven! 
As we to others mercy shew, 
We mercy beg of heaven. e.9 
6 Still let thy grace our life direct; ~ 
From evil guard our way; 
And in temptation’s fatal path 
Permit us not to strays. 
8 * 


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90 HYMN 134, 185. Select. 


“7 For thine’s the power, ‘the kingdom thine, - 
All glory’s due to thee: 6.) 5 5) 

Thine from eternity they. a aah: ganesh, 2 
And thine shall ever ben 6 


HYMN 134. L. M. Armley. (b*y _ 
Exhortation to Prayer. ee 
1 Wwiar various hindrances, we meet, 
In coming to a mercy seat! 
Yet who, that knows the worth of prayer, 
But wishes to be often there? 
2 Prayer makes the dark’ned cloud ee . 
Prayer climbs the ladder Jacob saw ; 
Gives exercise to faith and love ; 
Brings every blessing from above. | 
3 Restraining prayer, we cease to fight ; 
Prayer makes the Christian’s armour bneght ; : 
And Satan trembles when he sees  . 
The weakest saint upon his knees. 
e 4 While Moses stood with arms spread wide, 
Success was found on Israel’s side ; 
But when through weariness they fail’d, 
That moment Amalek prevail’d. 
5 Have you no words ? Ah, think again ; 
Words flow apace when you complain, — 
And fill.a fellow-creature’s ear - 
With the sad tale of all your care. fy 
6 Were half the breath thus vainly cer 
‘To heaven in supplication sent, | 
Your cheerful song would oft’ner be, 
‘Hear what the Lord hath done for me.’ Cowper. 


HYMN 135. 7s. Fairfax. [*] i) 
Power of Prayer. Acts xii, 5—12, B ¢ 
1 ie themselves as weak as worms, » / 
How can poor believers stand, © — 
When temptations, foes, and storms, rye ¢ 
Press them close.on every hand?) | © 
2 Weak indeed they feel they are;).) 9 | 
But they know the throne of grace; 
And the God, who answers prayer; = 
Helps them when they seek his face. ~ 
3 Though the Lord awhile ot i yen 
Succour they at length obtain; 4 


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Select. | HYMN 136, 137. 91 


He who taught their hearts to pray, 
Will not let them ery ‘in vain: 
4 Wrestling prayer can wonders doy! 
. Bring relief in deepest straits ; 
~ Prayer can force a passage through 
Iron bars and brazen gates. Newton. 


HYMN 136. C. M. Bangor. [b] © 
Public Fast. Joel i, 14. 
1 EE, gracious Lord, before thy throne 
Thy mourning people bend! 
Tis on thy sovereign grace alone, 
Our humble hopes depend. 
e 2 Tremendous judgments, from thy hand, 
Thy dreadful powers display ; 
Yet mercy spares this guilty land, 
And still we live to pray. 
p 3 How chang’d, alas! are truths divine, 
For errour, guilt, and shame ! 
~What impious numbers, bold in sin, 
Disgrace the Christian name. 
—4 O turn us, turn us; mighty Lord, 
By thy resistless grace ; 
Then shall our hearts obey thy word, 
And humbly seek thy face. 
o 5 Then, should insulting foes invade, 
We shall not sink in feaw: 
o Secure of never-failing aid, i 
When God, our God, is near. Steele. 


HYMN 137. C. M. Wantage. [b] 
Public Fast. Gen. xviii, 23—32. 
17 HEN Abrah’m, full of sacred awe, 
Before Jehovah stood ; 
And with a humble, fervent prayer, 
For guilty Sodom su’d :— ay, 


te 


2 With what success, what wondrous grace— Ply 


Was his petition crown’d! 
The Lord would spare, if in that place 
Ten righteous men were found. iui 
3 And coulda single holy soul abi A 
So rich a boon obtain ? vdlvaciia Fi 
Great God, and shall a nation pray, 
And plead with thee in vain? No 7002 


92 HYMN 138,489. Select 

o 4 Still we are thine—we bear name;) 
Here yet is thine abode ;) 9 6 

o Long has thy presence bless’d. ourland— | 

e  Forsake'us not,O God! aad 


HYMN 138. L. M. Worship. tbh 
Public Fast. Ezeksix,4—6: 6 rv, 
e 1 RIGHTEOUS God) thou judge supreme,’ 
We tremble at thy dreadful name? 
And all our crying guilt we owny) 
In dust and tears before thy etioeda 
e 2 So manifold our crimes have been, 
Such crimson tincture dyes our sin, 
That, could we all its horrours know, ‘ 
Our streaming eyes with blood might flow - 

o 3 Estrang’d from reverential awe, 
We trample on thy sacred law: 

p And though such wonders grace has done, 
Anew we crucify thy Son. 

e 4 Justly might this polluted land ay 
Prove all the vengeance of thy hand ; 

a And, bath’d in heaven, thy sword might come, 
To drink our blood and seal our doom. 

e 5 Yet hast thou not a remnant here, - 

Whose souls are fill’d with pious fear! 2 
Oh bring thy wonted mercy nigh, 
While prostrate at thy feet they he. 

p 6 Behold their tears, attend their moan} 
Nor turn away their secret groan? «| 5 | 
With these we join our humble prayer ; 

Our nation shield, our country spare. Deddridge. 


HYMN.139. L..M. Psalm 97th. [b] 
Fast. God's Controversy. Mic, vi, 1—3. _ bat 
el ISTEN, ye hills; ye mountains, hear ; 
DJ) ehovah vindicates his. lawsy yp tet 


Treieianed in silence at his bar;... il it 
Thou earth, attend thy Maker’s. cause.. 

d 2 Israel, appear; present thy pleajy = * 
And charee th’ Almighty to his faces . 
Say, if his rules oppressive be; 
Say, if defective be’his grace. 9 


Select. HYMN 140. | 93 
e 3 Etemal Judge, the-action cease; 
Our lips are seal’d in.conscious shame ; irs 
b ’Tis- ours in sackcloth to confess, 
—And thine, the sentence to proclaim. 
4 Ten thousand witnesses arise; 
Thy mercies and our crimes appear | 
More than the stars that deck the skies, 
And all our dreadful guilt declares). >) 
e 5 How shall we come before thy face, ~ 
And in thine awful presence bow ? - 
What off’rings can secure thy. grace, 
Or calm the terrours of thy brow? 
e 6 Thousands of rams in vain might bleed ; 
Rivers of oil might blaze in vain; _ . 
Or the first-born’s devoted head 
With horrid gore thine altar stain. 
—1 But thy own Lamb, all-gracious God, 
Whom impious sinners dar’d to slay! 
o Has sovereign virtue in his blood 
To purge the nation’s guilt away. 
—8s With humble faith to that we fly; 
With that may we be sprinkled o’er; 
Trembling no more in dust we lie, ; 
And dread thy hand and bar no more. || Dedériage. 


HYMN 140. L. M. Weldon. [*] 
Thanksgiving : Seasons crowned with Goodness. Ps. 1xv, 11. 
1 Boe Source of every joy! 

Well may thy praise our lips ec 
While in thy temple we appear, ..—.:> 
To hail thee Sovereign of the year. 

2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll, 
Thy hand supports and guides the whole; 1 
The sun is taught by thee to rise; | 
And darkness when to veil the skies. 
3 The flowery spring, at thy command, 

~ Perfumes the air, and paints the land; — 
The summer'rays with vigour shine}. 
To raise the corn, and cheer the vine SL 
4 Thy hand, in autumn, richly pour: 
Through all our coasts, redundant <a 
And winters, soften’d by thy care,» 
No more the face of horrour wear. 


94 HYMN 141, 142. __—_—‘Sellect’ 
5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days, 
Demand successive songs of praise; 

And be the grateful homage paid, 

With morning light and evening shade. 

6 Here in thy house let incense rise, 

And circling sabbaths bless our eyes ; — 

Till to those lofty heights we soar, 

Where days and years revolve no more. Rippon's Cot. 


HYMN 141. L. M. Green’s. [*] 
Dedication of a house for Worship. Ps. Ixxxvii, 5. — 
el AX D will the great, eternal God 
On earth establish his abode ? - 
And will he, from his radiant throne, — 
Avow our temple for his own ? Mr 

o 2 We bring the tribute of our praise; 
And sing that condescending grace, 
Which to our notes will lend an ear, 

And call us sinful mortals near. 

—8 Our Father’s watchful care we bless, 
Which guards our synagogues in peace ! 
That no tumultuous foes invade, 

To fill our worshippers with dread. 

e 4 These walls we to thy honour raise, 
Long may they echo to thy praise; 

And thou, descending, fill the place, 
With choicest tokens of thy grace. 

—5 Here let the great Redeemer reign, 
With all the glories of his train ; 

o While power divine his Word attends, 
To conquer foes, and cheer his friends. 

g 6 And in the great, decisive day, 

When God the nations shall survey, 
May it before the world appear, 
That crowds were born to glory here!  Dodéridge. 


HYMN 142. H. M. Allerton. [*} 
_ Dedication of a House for Worship. 
1 WN sweet exalted strains, | 
The King of glory praise ; 
O’er heaven and earth he reigns, 
Through everlasting days ; 
a 


Select. HYMN 143. 


g He, with a nod, the world controls, 
Sustains, or sinks, the distant poles. 
e 2 To earth he bends his throne— 
His throne of grace divine ; 
o | Wide is his bounty known, 
And wide his glories shine: 
o Fair Salem, still his chosen rest, 
Is with his smiles and presence blest. 
— 3 Great King of glory, come, 
And with thy favour crown 
This temple as thy dome— 
This people as thy own: 
Beneath this roof, oh deign to show, 


How God can dwell with men below. 


4 Here may thine ears attend 
Thy people’s humble cries ; 
And grateful praise ascend, 
All fragrant, to the skies: 


o Here may thy word melodious sound, 


And spread celestial joys around. 
— 5 Here may th’ attentive throng 
Imbibe thy truth and love ; 

And converts join the song 

Of seraphim above : 


o And willing crowds surround thy board, 


With sacred joy, and sweet accord. 
— 6 Here may our unborn sons 
And daughters sound thy praise ; 
And shine like polish’d stones, 
Through long succeeding days : 


g Here, Lord, display thy saving power, 


95 


While temples stand, and men adore. Francis. 


HYMN 143. L. M. Old Hundred. [*] 
Ordination : Joshua the high Priest. Zech. iii, 6, 7. 


1 ae Lord of angels, we adore 


The grace that builds thy courts below ; 


And through ten thousands sons of light, 


Stoops to regard what mortals do. 


e 2 Amidst the wastes of time and deaths 


—Successive pastors thou dost raise, . 


Thy charge to keep, thy house to guide, . 


And form a people for thy praise. 
_- 


o 3 The heavenly natives with delight 
Hover around the sacred. — be tp 
Nor scorn to learn from mortal tons 
The wonders of redeeming 

—4 At length, dismiss’d een N 
Thy servants join th’ angelic Beng : 

o With them, through distant feet ey fly 

e With them, before thy presen oF d.. +2 fil 

o 5 Oh, glorious hope! oh, blest ex 

e Sweet lenitive of grief and et 
When shall we reach those radiant courts, 
And all their joy and honour share? 

—6 Yet while these labours we pursue, ~ 
Thus distant from thy heavenly throne, — 
Give us a zeal‘and love like theirs, 

g And half their mia shall py i be rehire: 

eth Tt Doddridge. 
HYMN 144. H. M. Whitcharh. lial 
—— Ministers a sweet savour to God, 2 Cor. i, 76, 16 
pee to the Lord on high, ~ 
Who spreads his triumphs: wide! 
e While Jesus’ fragrant name : 
Is breath’d on every side: 

—Balmy and rich the odours rise, te oF 

o And fill the earth, and reach the skies. ‘J 

— 2 Ten thousand dying souls (ll 

Its influence feel—and live;, 
Sweeter than vital air 
The incense they receive : 

o They breathe anew, and rise and sing— 61 

o Jesus, the Lord, their conquering King, © 

e 8 But sinners scorn the grace, 

That brings salvation nigh: 
They turn away theirface, 
And faint, and fall, and die. — ~ 
So’sad a doom, ye saints, een , & 
For oh! they fall to rise no more." 
4 Yet, wise and mighty — see shh os 
Shall all thy servants be, 9% ~ on a 
In those who live or die, 55 ya 
A savour sweet to thee; 
o Supremely. bright thy grace ‘shalinhincpidll 
e Guarded with flames of wrath divine.  Dodariags 
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Select. HYMN 145, 146. _ 97 
HYMN 145. L. M.’ Leeds: Oporto. [*] 


Gospel ministry instituted by Christ. Eph. iv, 11, 12. 

1 ATHER of mercies, in thy house, — 
Smile on our homage and our vows ; 

While, with a greatful heart, we share 
These pledges of our Saviour’s care. 
2 The Saviour, when to heaven he rose, ;; . 
In splendid triumph. o’er his foes, : 
Scatter’d his gifts on men below, 
And wide his royal bounties flow. 
8 Hence sprung th’ apostles’ honour’d name, 
Sacred beyond heroic fame ; 
Hence dictates the prophetic sage, 
And hence the evangelic page. 


4 In lower forms, to bless our eyes, 
Pastors from hence and teachers rise ; 
Who, though with feebler rays they shine, 
Still gild a long—extended line. 
5 From Christ their varied gifts derive, 
And fed by Christ their graces live: 

o While, guarded by his potent hand, 
*Midst all the rage of hell they stand. 


o 6 So shall the bright succession run, 
Through the Jast courses of the sun; 
While unborn churches, by their care, 
Shall rise and flourish, large and fair. 
—7 Jesus, our Lord, their hearts shall know, 
The spring whence all these blessings flow : 
o Pastors and people shout his praise, 


g Through the long round of endless days. 
Doddridge. 


HYMN 146. C. M. Sunday. [*] 
Gospel Treasure in earthen vessels. 
1 OW rich thy bounty, King of kings! 
H Thy favours, how divine! 5 
The blessings which thy gospel brings, - 
How splendidly they shine! a 
2 Gold is but dross, and gems but toys: 
Should gold and gems compare, 
How mean! when set against those joys, 
Thy poorest ee share P i 


98 HYMN 147, 

e 3 Yet all these treasures of thy grace 
Are lodg’d in urns of clay; ies ¢ ad 

—And the weak sons of mortal race” 
Th’ immortal gifts convey. ier 

e 4 Feebly they lisp thy glories forth, ae 

o _ Yet grace the vict’ry gives; ae 

‘ Quickly they moulder back to earth , 
Yet still the gospel lives. ©” v¥ 

5 Such wonders power divine’ effects, * 

o _ Such trophies God can raise; 

—His hand, from crumbling dust, erects 

o His monuments of praise. our Col. 


HYMN 147. L..M. Carthage. [* bho 
Prayer for a sick Minister... 
1 O THOU, before whose gracious | throup 
We bow.our suppliant spirit down: : 
View the sad breast, the streaming eye, 
And let our sorrows pierce the sky. 
2 Thou know’st the anxious cares we feel, 
And all our trembling lips would tell ; 
Thou only canst assuage our grief, 
And yield our wo-fraught heart relief. — 
$ With power benign, thy servant spare, 
Nor turn aside thy people’s prayer; 
Avert thy swift descending stroke, © 
Nor smite the shepherd of the flock. 
4 Restore him, sinking to the grave; 
Stretch out thine arm, make haste to save ; 
Back to our hopes and wishes give, . 
And bid our friend and father live.. | - 
5 Bound to each soul by tenderest ties, 
In every breast his image lies ; 
Thy pitying aid, O God, impart, 
or rend him from each bleeding heart. 
6 Yet if our supplications fail, 
And prayers and tears can nought pre avail; ; 
Be thou his strength, be thou his stay, * 
And guide him safe to endless day. ¢ 


HYMN 148. C. M. Canterbury. [b*) 


Death of a Minister. 


1 J f IS master taken from his head, ei 
Elisha saw him go; 
be 


Select... HYMN 149. 99 
And in desponding accents ont 
e ‘Ah! what must Israel do?’ . 
—2 But he forgot the Lord, who lifts 
The beggar to the throne, 
Nor knew, that all Elijah’s gifts 
Would soon be made his own. 
d 3 What—when a Paul has run his course, 
Or when Apollos dies— 
Is Israel left without resource ? 
And have we no supplies: ; 
o 4 Yes, while the dear Redeemer lives, 
We have a boundless store ; 
—And shall be fed with what he gives, 
g ~Who lives for evermore. Cowper. 


HYMN 149. C. M. Hymn 2d. [b*] 
Death of a Minister. 
1 NOW let our mourning hearts revive, 
And all our tears be dry ; 
Why should those eyes be drown’d 1 in grief, 
Which view a Saviour nigh ? 
e 2 What though the arm of conquering death 
Does God’s own house invade ? 
p What though the prophet and the priest. - 
Be number’d with the dead ?— 
—3 Though earthly shepherds dwell in dist} 
The aged, and the young— 
The watchful eye in darkness clos’d, 
And mute th’ instructive tongue ;— 
o 4 Th’ eternal Shepherd still survives, 
New ccmfort to impart ; 
His eye still guides us, and his voice 
Still animates our es 
d 5 ‘Lo! am with you,’ saith the Lord, 
“My church shall safe abide ; 
‘For I will ne’er forsake my own, 
“Whose souls in me confide? = 7 
o 6 ‘Through every scene of life and death, 
This promise is our trust ; 
And this shall be our children’s song, 
e When we are cold in dust. Daddridge. 


100 HYMN 150, 1. } 
HY OEY a oe Kaugewrde the Chur eR . 
1 E, who on earth, as man eat 
€ And bore our sins atid aa MS, nt? 
g Now, seated on th’ eternal throne— 
The God of glory reigns! 7 H 
2 His hands the wheels of nature ait 
With an unerring skills | ey 9 
And countless worlds, extended wide! 
Obey his sovereign will. Ss eettuiee 
3 While harps unnumber'd’ sound his praise 
In yonder world above ; 
o His saints on earth admire his ways; 3 
And glory in his love. | baa 
—4 His righteousness, to faith reveal’d, 
Wrought out for guilty worms; ©” 
o Affords a hiding place, and shield, — 
From enemies and storms. 
—5 When troubles, like a burning sun, 
Beat heavy on their head; 
o To this high rock his people run, 
And find a pleasing shade. 
e 6 How glorious he !—how happy they 
In such a glorious friend ! 
o Whose love secures them all the way; 
o And crowns them at the end. 
HYMN 151. L. M. Moreton. [* bl 


Covenant rR PPY joyfully recognised. 2 Chron. xv, 15. 
o 1 Oe APPY day, that fix’d my choice, 
On thee, my Saviour, and my God! 
Well may this glowing heart rejoice, 
And tell its:raptures all abroad. it 
e 2 O happy bond, that seals my vows 
To him, who merits all my love! 
o Let cheerful anthems fill his house, 
While to that sacred shrine I move. | Ate 
d 3 ’Tis done :—the great transaction’ s done ; - 
I am my Lord’s, and he is mine: 
He drew me—and I follow’d Cnet 
Charm’d to confess the voice divine. { :) ae 
—4, Now rest, my long-divided heart, 
Fix’d on this blissful centre, rest ; 
With ashes who would grudge to Re ds W 
When call’d on angels’ bread to 


Select. HYMN 152, 153. 101 


5 High heaven, that bak the solemn vow, 
That vow renew’d shall daily hear: | 
e Till in life’s latest hour I bow, yt 
’ And bless in death a bond so dear. Doddridge. 
HYMN 152. C. P. M. Bradbury. [*] 


: Covenant Everlasting. 
o 1 IN for a hymn of praise to God! 
Ye trophies of a Sayiour’s blood, 
Join the sweet choir above ; 
All your harmonious accents bring, 
Wake every high, celestial string, 
To chant redeeming love. 
—2 Ere God pronounc’d creation good, 
Or bade the vast, unbounded flood 
Through fixed channels run ; 
Ere light from ancient. chaos sprung, 
Or angels earth’s formation sung, 
He chose us in his Son. 
g 3 Then was the cov’nant order’d sure, 
Through endless ages to endure, 
By Israel’s triune God : 
—That none his cov’nant might evade, 
With oaths and promises ’twas made, 
e _ And ratify’d in blood. 
o 4 God is the refuge of my soul, 
Though tempests rage, though billows roll, 
And hellish powers assail : 
g Eternal walls are my defence, 
Environ’d with Omnipotence— 
What foe can e’er prevail ? 
—5 Then let infernal legions roar, 
And waste their cursed, vengeful power! 
d My soul their wrath disdains : 
g In God, my refuge, I’m secure, 
While cov’nant promises endure, 
Or my Redeemer reigns. 


HYMN 153. 11s. Idwmea. [*] _ 


Church in affliction, Isa. xlix, 14—17. 
e1 O ZION, afflicted with wave iiee wave, 
Whom no man can comfort, whom no 
man can save ; 
With darkness surrounded, by terrours dismay’d, 
In toiling and rowing, thy ’strength i is decay’d. 
9 * 


HYMN 154, 155. 


0 2Loud roaring,the billows now: nighoverwhelm, 
—But skilful’s the Pilot who sits at the helm; 
o His wisdom conducts thee, his power thee de- 
In safety and quiet thy warfare he ends. [fends ; 
d 3 ‘O fearful ! O faithless!’ im mercy he cries; 
: ‘My promise,my truth,are they light in thine eyes? 
‘Still still Lam with thee,my promise shall stand,, 
: ‘Thro’ tempest and tossing I’Il brmg theetoland. 
‘Forget thee I will not—I cannot ; thy name 
é Engrav’d on my heart doth for ever remain ; 
‘The palms of my hands while I look on, I see 
. The wounds I received when suff’ring for thee. 
5 ‘I feel at my heart all thy sighs and thy groans, 
‘For thouart most near me,my fleshand my bones; 
‘In all thy distresses thy Head feels the pain— 
‘Yet all are most needful, not one is in vain. 
6 ‘ Then trust me, and fear’ not; thy life is secure, 
‘My wisdom is perfect, supreme is my power ; 
‘In love I correct thee, thy soul to refine: 
Tomake theeat length in my likeness to shine.’ 
Jay’s Col. 
HYMN 154. 8 & 7. Love Divine. [*} 


Consolation of Israel. Luke ii, 25. 
1 C OME, thou long expected J esus, — 
Born to set thy people free ; 
From our fears and sins release us, 
Let us find our rest in thee: 
Israel’s Strength and Consolation, 
Hope of all the saints thou art ; 
Dear Desire of ev’ry nation, 
Joy of ev’ry longing heart. 
2 Born, thy people to deliver ; 

Born a child—and yet a King; 
Born to reign in us for ever, I 
Now thy precious Kingdom bring: 

By thine own eternal Spirit, — MSO i 
Rule in all our hearts alone; ‘4 _* 

By thine all-sufficient merit, 99 

Raise us to thy glorious throne. Madan’s Col. 
HYMN 155. L. M. Islington. [b} 


orm s address to the Church at Ephesus. Rev. ti, 1—7. 


ae Mata saith the Lord to Ephesus, j 
And thus he speaks to some of us3;, 


Select. HYMN 156. | 103 


d ‘Amidst my churches, lo, I stand;, 
poe hold the pastors in my hand. 
‘Thy works to me are fully known; 
Thy patience, and thy toil | own; 
Thy views of gospel truth are clear, 
Nor canst thou other doctrine bear. 
3 ‘Yet I must blame, while I approve: - 
Where is thy first, thy fervent love ? 
Dost thou forget my love to thee, 
That thine is grown so faint to me? 
* Recall to mind the happy days, 
When thou wast fill’d with joy and praise ; 
Repent—thy former works renew, 
Then I'll restore thy comforts too. 
5 ‘Return at once, when J reprove, 
Lest I thy candlestick remove, 
And thou, too late, thy loss lament ;. 
I warn before J strike :—Repent.’ 
e 6 Hearken to what the Spirit saith 
To him who overcomes by faith; 
‘'The fruit of life’s unfading tree 
In Paradise his food shall be.’ Newton. 


HYMN 156. C. M. York. [*] 


Christ’s Address to the Church at Smyrna. Rev. ii, 11. 

1 at lige? E message first to Smyrna sent, 

A message full of grace, 

To all the Saviour’s flock is meant, 
In every age and place. 

2 Thus to his church, his chosen bride, 
Saith the great First and Last, 

Who ever lives—though once he died! 

io ‘ Hold thy profession fast. 

‘Thy works and sorrow well I know, 
* Peod and borne for me; 

Poor though thou art, despicd and low, 
Yet who is rich like thee? 
4 ‘I know thy foes, and what they say, 
How long they have blasphem’d ; 

The synagogue of Satan, they, 
Though they would Jews be deem’d. 

5. ‘ Though Satan for a season Tage, 
And. prisons be your lot: 

Tam your friend, and I engage 
‘You shall not be forgot. 


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S HYMN: 157,158. Select. 
6 ‘Be faithful unto death, nor ‘fear ” ff fev) 


A few short days of strife’s Ui i t 
Behold the prize you soon shall Wwear,— me r 
A crown of endless life.” ~ Rid 
e 7 Hear what the Holy Spirit SAGE FOR TES ¢ 
Of all who overcome ; . 108 
‘ They shall escape the second death, — 

: The sinner’s awful doom!” Weddin 


HYMN 157. 7. & 6. Clark’s. Hymn 5th. [b*] 
bg ened s Address to the Church at Sardis, Rev. iii, 1—6. 
d 1.‘ W RITE to Sardis,’ saith the Lord, 
‘ And write what he , daciatiianr 
He, whose Spirit, and whose Word, 

Upholds the seven stars ;. ids 
All thy works and ways I search, |... 
Find thy. zeal and love decay’d; 

Thou art call’d a living church, 

ee thou art cold and dead. 

‘ Watch—remember—seek, and strive, 

ieee thy former pains : 
Let thy timely care revive, 

And strengthen what remains: a 
Cleanse thy heart, thy works amend, 
Former times to mind recall ; 

Lest my sudden stroke descend, 
And smite thee once for all. 
3 ‘Yet I number now in thee 
A few who are upright ; 
These my Father’s face shall see, . 
And walk with me in white: 
When in judgment I appear, 
They for mine shall stand confess’d: 
Let my faithful servants hear, . 
And wo be to the rest.’ a 


HYMN 158. L. M. Oporto. [*] 


ar s' Address to the Church at Philadelphia. Rev. iii, wih 
wet Ni ey saith the Holy One, and true, 
To his beloved faithful few; — 
‘Of heaven and hell I hold the keys, ¢ 
To shut or open as! please. 
2 ‘I know thy works, and I approve; — 
Though small thy strength, sincere thy love; 


~ Go on my word and name to own, 

Doe none shall rob thee of thy, crown. 
‘Before thee see my mercy’s door 

Stands open wide, to shut nw more ; 

Fear not temptation’s fiery day, 

) rie I will be thy strength and stay. 

‘Thou hast my promise, hold it fast ; 

Thy trying hour will soon be past: 

Rejoice—for lo! I quickly come, 

To take thee to my heavenly home: 

g 5 ‘A pillar there no more to move, 
Inscrib’d with all my names of love : 
A monument of mighty grace, 

Thou shalt for ever have a place.’ 

—6 Such is the conqueror’s reward, 
Prepar’d and promis’d by the Lord ; 
Let him who hath the ear of faith, 
Attend to what the Spirit saith. Newton. 


HYMN 159. L. M. Newcourt. [b] 
Christ’s Address to the Church at Laodicea. Rev. iii, 14—20. 
pl j ke EAR, what the Lord, the great Amen, 

The true and faithful Witness, says ; 

He form’d the vast creation’s plan, 
And searches all our hearts and ways. 
2 To some he speaks as once of old, 

d ‘I know thee—thy profession’s vain ; 
Since thou art neither hot nor cold, 
Pil spit thee from me with disdain. 
3 *‘ Thou boastest, ‘‘ I am wise and rich, 
Increas’d in goods, and nothing need ;” 
And dost not know thou art a wretch, 
Naked, and poor, and blind, and dead. 

4 ‘Yet while I thus rebuke, I love; 

M message is in merey sent, 
That thou may’st my compassion prove ; 
: can forgive if thou repent. 

‘ Would’st thou be truly rich and wise, 
cise, buy my gold in fire well try’d, 
My ointment, to anoint thine eyes, 
ra robe, thy nakedness to hide. 

‘See, at thy door I stand and knock ; 
Poor sinner, shall I wait in vain? 


f. 108 HYMN 160, 161. le Select. 


Juickly thy stubborn heart unlock, ee 
; * —- I may enter with my a eae al 
_* Thou canst not entertain a king; ew 
Dvoraiy thou of such a guest! me 
But I my own provision brmg,; == 
To make thy soul a heavenly feast.’ Newton. 


HYMN 160. S. M. Newton. gd 


Promise to Believers and their children. ie 
1 ORD, what our ears have heard, 
Our eyes delighted trace; .. ; 
Thy love in long succession shown 
To Zion’s chosen race. 
2 Our children thou dost claim, 
And mark them out for thine: | 
Ten thousand blessings to thy name, . 
For goodness so divine! 
3 ‘Thee let the fathers own, © 
And thee, the sons adore ; ‘ 
- Join’d to the Lord in solemn vows, 
To be forgot no more. 
4 ‘Thy cov’nant may they keep, | 
And bless the happy bands,— 
Which closer still engage their hearts, 
To honour thy commands. 
e 5 How great thy mercies, Lord! 
How plenteous is thy grace! 
Which, in the promise of thy love, 
Includes our rising race. 
o 6 Onur offspring, still thy Cale, 4 ve 
“Shall own their father’s God; ™ 
To latest times thy blessings share, | 
Oo And sound thy praise abroad. Salisbury Col. 


HYMN 161. C. M. St. Annis: ry’ 
Christ’s condescending Regard to little Children. Mark x, 14. 
1 EE Israel’s gentle Shepherd stand, 
With all engaging charms; ° . 
e Hark, how he calls the tender lambs, My 
And folds them in his arms. ‘" 
d 2 ‘Permit them to approach,’ le cries, 
‘Nor scorn their humble name}; 
‘For ’twas to bless such souls. as these, 
‘The Lord of angels came.’ 
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Select. HYMN 162, 163. ot : 


o 3 We bring them, Lord, in thankful hands, — 
d yield them.up to "thee : = 
Joyful that we ourselves are thine, __ 
Thine let our offspring be. a 
—4 Ye little flock, with pleasure hear ; 
Ye children seek his face ;— — 
o And fly with transports to receive 
The blessings of his grace. 
e 5 If orphans they are left behind, 
— Thy guardian care we trust; 
e That care shall heal our bleeding heabts! 
a __ If weeping o’er their dust. Doddridge. 


HYMN 162. S. M. Bingham. [*) 
Infants given to God in Baptism. Is. Ixv, 23. 
1 REAT God, now condescend 
To bless our rising race ; 
Soon may their willing spirits bend 
To thy victorious grace. 
2 Oh, what a vast delight, 
Their happiness to see! 
Our warmest wishes all unite 
To lead their souls to thee. 
-——3 Now bless, thou God of love, 
This ordinance divine ; 
Send thy good Spirit from above, 
And make these children thine. Fellows. 


HYMN 163. C. M. York. [*] 
‘Young Persons invited to seek and love Christ. Proy. viii, 17. 
1 YE hearts with youthful vigour warm, 
In smiling crowds draw near ; 
And turn from evry mortal charm, 
A Saviour’s voice to hear. 
2 He, Lord of all the worlds on high, _ 
Stoops to converse with you; 
And lays his radiant glories by, 
Your welfare to pursue. 
d 3 ‘ The soul who longs to see my face, << 
‘Is sure my love to gain; 
‘ And those who early seek my grace, 
‘ Shall never seek in vain.’ 
e 4 What object, Lord, my soul should move, 
If once compar’d with thee ? 


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108 HYMN 164, 165. Select. 
What beauty. should comnamnd majtersoy .' .% 


Like what in Christ see? 
d 5 Away, ye false, delusive. toys, hairy 0 
Vain tempters of the mind! md 
o ’Tis here I fix my Jasting choice, . 
And here true bliss I find. Doddriddge. 


HYMN 164. L. M. Gloucester. f 
Early Piety. Matt. xii, 2 
1 How soft the words my a eaks! 
How kind the promises he mes! 
A bruised reed he never breaks, 
Nor will he quench the smoking flax. 
2 The humble poor he won’t despise, 
Nor on the contrite sinner frown ; 
His ear is open to their cries, 
He quickly sends salvation down. 
3 When piety in early minds, 
Like tender buds begins to shoot, 
He guards the plants from threat’ning winds, 
And ripens blossoms into fruit. 
4 With humble souls he bears a part, 
In all the sorrows they endure ; 
Tender and gracious is his heart, 
His promise is for ever sure. 
5 He sees the struggles that prevail” 
Between the powers of grace and sin ; 
He kindly listens while they tell 
The bitter pangs they feel within. 
6 Though, press’d with fears on ev’ry side, 
They know not how the strife may end; 
Yet he will soon the cause decide, 
And judgment unto vict’ry send. Stennet. 


HYMN 165. C. M. Wareham: [b“y 


Young Persons entreated. 
el ESTOW, dear Lord, upon our. you, 
The gift of saving graces» 
And let the seed of sacred. truth 5 
Fall in a fruitful place. ly vas cad 
—2 Grace is a plant, where’er it grows, 
Of pure and heavenly root; 
But fairest in the youngest shows, » 
And yields the sweetest fruit. 
¥ 


HYMN 166. 109 
d 3 Ye careless ones, O hear betimes, 
The voice of sovereign love! =” 
e Your youth is stain’d with many crimes, 
o But mercy reigns above. 
d 4 True, you are young, but there’s a stone 
Within the youngest breast, 
Or half the crimes which you have done, — 
Would rob you of your rest. 
—5 For you the public prayer is made, 
Oh, join the public prayer! : 
p For you the secret tear is shed, 
Oh, shed yourselves a tear. 
—6 We pray that you may early prove 
The Spirit’s power to teach ; 
You cannot be too young to love ; 
That Jesus whom we preach. Cowper. 


HYMN 166. 7s. Redeeming Love. [b*] 
Prayer for young Persons. 
1 Wy. may fervent prayer arise, 
Wing’d with faith, and pierce the skies; 
Fervent prayer will bring us down 
Gracious answers from the throne. 
e 2 Shepherd of thy blood-bought sheep, 
Teach the stony heart to weep; 
Let the blind have eyes to see— 
e See themselves—and look on thee. 
—3 Let the minds of all our youth 
Feel the force of sacred truth ; 
While the gospel call they hear, 
May they learn to love and fear. 
4 Show them what their ways have been; 
Show them the desert of sin; 
e Then thy dying love reveal ; be 
This shall melt a heart of steel. :3 
—5 Where thou hast thy work begun, 
Give new strength the race to run; 
Scatter darkness, clouds, and fears, 
Wipe away the mourner’s tears. 
—6 Bless us all, both old and young: 
Call forth praise from ev’ry tongue ; 
Let the whole assembly prove ” 
All thy power, i thy love. Newton. 


110 __HYMN 167, 168. elec 
HYMN 167. 7s. Fairfacr. (b] rod .G 


Prayer for Children. 
1 Gee Lord, our children s see ; 
By thy mercy we are free ; 3 
But shall these, alas! remain 
Subjects still of Satan’s reign? 
2 Israel’s infants, when of old, 
Pharaoh threaten’d to withhold ; 
d Then thy Messenger said, ‘No: 
‘Let the children also go.’ 


e 3 When the angel of the Lord, 
Drawing forth his dreadful sword, 
Slew, with an avenging hand, 
All the first-born of the land ;— 

o 4 Then thy people’s doors By pass’dy 1 
Where the bloody sign was plac’d 


e Hear us now upon our knees; 
Plead the blood of Christ for these. 


e 5 Lord, we tremble, for we know 
How the fierce, malicious foe, 
Wheeling round his watchful flight, 
Keeps them ever in his sight. 
—6 Spread thy pinions, King of kings! 
Hide them safe beneath thy wings: 
e Lest the rav’nous birds of prey 
Seize and bear the brood away. Cowper. 


HYMN 168. 8 & 7. Calvary. [b] 


Surrender to yigtte Love. ——Sacramental, " 
1 WHEN I view my Saviour bleeding, 
For my sins, upon the tree ; 
e Oh how wondrous !—how exceeding 
Great his love appears to me! W 
e 2 Floods of deep.distress and anguish, /’ 
. To impede his labours came ; 
—Yet they all could not/extinguish’ |) 7 
Love’s eternal, burning flame.’ 
e 3 Now redemption is completed, 
Full salvation is procur’d : 
Death and Satan are defeated, rf ond 
By the suff’rings he endur’d. rod 


Ty 


Select. HYMN 169, 170. _ 111 


o 4 Now the gracious Mediator, 

Risen to the courts of bliss, 
Claims for me, a sinful creature, 

Pardon, righteousness, and peace. 

—5 Sure such infinite affection _ 
Lays the highest claims to mine ; 

o All my powers, without exception, 
Should in fervent praises join. 

—6 Jesus, fit me for thy service ; 
Form me for thyself alone ; 

e 1 am thy most costly purchase ; 
Take possession of thy own. Lee. 


HYMN 169. C. M. Canterbury. [b*] 
Christ’s Flesh, Meat indeed. Sacramental. John vi, 53—56. 
1 E f ERE at thy table, Lord, we meet, 

To feed on food divine ; 
Thy body is the bread we eat, 

Thy precious blood the wine. 

2 He who prepares this rich repast, 

Himself comes down and dies ; 

And then invites us thus to feast 

Upon the sacrifice. 

3 Here peace and pardon sweetly flow ; 7 

Oh, what delightful food ! 

We eat the bread and drink the wine— 

But think on nobler good. 

4 The bitter torments he endur’d, 

Upon th’ accursed tree, 

For me—each welcome guest may say, 

Twas all procur’d for me. 

5 Sure there was never love so ree 

Dear Saviour—so divine! 

Well thou may’st claim that heart of me, 

Which owes so much to thine. Stennet. 


HYMN 170. C. M. York. Barby. [*] 
Welcome to the Table. Sacramental. 
1 HIS is the feast of heavenly wine, 
And God invites to sup ; 
The juices of the living vine 
Were press’d to fill the cup. 


112 HYMN 171.) 
o 2 Oh, bless the Saviour, ye who 
With royal dainties fed ; Te Pe 

—Not heaven affords a costlier treat, | 
e For JESUS is the bread! , 
e 3 The vile, the lost—he calls to them ; 

d ‘Ye trembling souls, appear! 
‘The righteous in their own esteem 
‘ Have no acceptance here. | 
4 ‘Approach, ye poor, nor dare refuse 
‘The banquet spread for you,’ 
e Dear Saviour, this is welcome news! 
o ‘Then I may venture too. 
—5 If guilt and sin afford a plea, 
And may obtain a place; 
o Surely the Lord will welcome me, — 
And I shall see his face. Cowper. 


HYMN 171. L. M. Gloucester. [b*] 
Christ crucified. Sacramental. 
pl Wy HEN, on the cross, my Lord I see, 
Bleeding to death for wretched me ; 
—Satan and sin no more can move, 
For I am all transform’d to love. 
2 His thorns and nails pierce through my heart; 
In every groan I bear a part; 

e 1 view his wounds with streaming eyes, 

p But see,—he bows his head and dies! 

—3 Come, sinners, view the Lamb of God, 

a Wounded, and dead, and bath’d in blood! 

e Behold his side, and venture near ; 

—The well of endless life is here. 

4 Here I forget my cares and pains; 
[ drink, yet still my thirst remains ; 
Only the fountain-head above 

Can satisfy the thirst of love. 

e 5 Oh that I thus could always feel ! 
Lord, more and more thy love reveal ; 

o Then my glad tongue shall loud proclaim 
The grace and glory of thy Name. 

o 6 Thy Name dispels my guilt and fear, 
Revives my heart, and charms my ear; 
Affords a balm for ev’ry wound, 

d And Satan _ atthe sound. Newton. 


ss ‘Wik —s 


Select. HYMN 172, 173. 118 
HYMN 172. C. M. Barby. [b*] 
Jesus hasting to suffer. Sacramental. 
el HE Saviour—what a noble flame 
Was kindled in his breast, 

—When, hasting to Jerusalem, 
He march’d before the rest! 

o 2 Good-will to men, and zeal for God, 
His ev’ry thought engross : 

e He longs to be baptiz’d with blood! 
He pants to reach the cross! 

e 3 With all his suff’rings full in view, 
And woes, to us unknown, 

o Forth to the task his spirit flew— 
Twas love that urg’d him on. 

e 4 Lord, we return thee—what we can! 

o _ Our hearts shal! sound abroad, 

Salvation, to the dying Man, 

g And to the rising God / 

—5 And while thy bleeding glories here 
Engage our wond’ring eyes; 

We learn our lighter cross to bear, 
o And hasten to the skies. Cowper. 


HYMN 173. 8,7 & 4. Helmsley. [*] 


It is finished. Sacramental. 


el I is hervecs the voice of love and mercy 
Sounds aloud from Calvary ; 
o See, it rends the rocks asunder— 
Shakes the earth, and veils the sky! 
d ‘It is finish’d ’— 
e Hear the Saviour—dying—cry. 
d 2 It is finish’d !—Oh what pleasure 
Do these precious words afford! 
o Heavenly blessings, without measure, 
Flow to us from Christ the Lord. 
d It is finish’d! 
e Saints, the dying words record. 
—3 Finish’d—all the types and shadows 
Of the ceremonial law ; 
Finish’d—all that God had promis’d; 
Death and hell no more shall awe: 
d It is finish’d! “6 
—Saints, from begga comforts aan 


114 __HYMN 174, 175. lect. 
o 4 Ransom’d ones, approach the table— 

Taste the soul reviving foods, 
Nothing’s half so sweet and sbenwendet # Hi 
As the Saviour’s flesh and: blood. 104 

d It is finish’d— of BWV ad 32 fi ro 
—Christ has borne the heavy load. 
o 5 ‘Tune your harps anew, ye serap sy 

Join to sing the: pleasing vin rt a ase 

o All on earth, and all in heaven, | | 
Join to praise Emmanuel’s name; > ~ 
Hallelujah ! . 
Glory to the bleeding Lamb! Beier Col. 


HYMN 174. %s.. Fairfax. [* b] 
It is good to be here. | Sacramental. | 
1 ‘kauee me dwell on Golgotha, . , 
Weep—and love my life away ! 
While I see him on the tree, 
a Weep—and bleed—and die for me! 
—2 That dear blood for sinners spilt, 
Shows my'sin in all its guilt : 
p Ah, my soul, behold the load! 
a Hast thou slain the Lamb of God! 
d 3 Hark! his dying word, ‘ Forgive, 
‘Father, let the sinner live : 
‘Sinner, wipe thy tears away, 
‘I thy ransom freely pay.’ 
—4 While I hear this grace reveal’d, 
And obtain a pardon seal’d, 
All my soft affections move, . 
Waken’d by the force of love. ae 
d 5 Farewell, world, thy gold is dross, 
Now I see the bleeding Cross ; 
—Jesus died to set me free, 
From the law, and sin, and thee! 
6 He has dearly bought my soul; 
Lord, accept, and claim the whole ; ; 
To thy will I all resign, ern 
e Now no more my own, but thine. | Newton. 


HYMN 175. H. M. Bethesda: je me 


The Fountain of Life. Sacramental, 


1 AIL, everlasting Spring!) 
H Celestial F ountain, haildiet obi iv 


Select. HYMN 176. 115 


Thy streams salvation bring, 
The waters never fail : 
Still they endure, and still hey! aiw: 
For all our wo a sovereign cure. 
o 2 Blest be His wounded side, 
And blest his bleeding heart, 
Who all in anguish dy’d, 
Such favours to impart. 
His sacred blood shall make us clean 
From ev’ry sin—and fit for God. 
3 To that dear source of love 
— Our souls this day would come: 
And thither from above, 
Lord, call the nations home ; 
o That Jew and Greek, with rapt’rous songs, 


On all their tongues, thy praise may speak. 
Pxiouel B et idee. 


HYMN 176. C. M. Cheuess [*] 
Highway to Zion. Isa. xxxv, 8—10. 
1 ING, ye redeemed of the Lord, 
Your great deliv’rer sing, 
Pilgrims, for Zion’s city bound, 
Be joyful in your King. 
2 See the fair way his hand has rais’d,— 
e How holy, and how plain! 
—Nor shall the simplest trav’ler err, 
Nor ask the track in vain. 
3 No ravening lion shall destroy, « , 
Nor lurking serpent wound ; 
Pleasure and safety, peace and praise, 
Through all the path are found. 
o 4 A hand Divine shall lead you on, 
Through all the blissful road ; 
Till to the sacred mount you rise, 
And see your smiling God. 
o 5 There, garlands of immortal joy 
Shall bloom on every head ; 
While sorrow, sighing, and distress, oF 
Like shadows all are fled. 
g 6 March on in your Redeemer’s strength ; 
Pursue his footsteps still; i 
And. let the prospect cheer your eye fag | / 
While labouring up ‘the hill. Doddridge. 


116 HYMN 1177, 178. Select. 
HYMN 11%. 8 & 7 Drwmmond. [ id. | sfitfo: | 
afety and happiness of Zion. S+ XXXML, 2, ¢ 
1 Gikvts things of. thee, sae ‘spoken, 
Zion, city of our God! 
e He whose word cannot be broken, seeerd 
Form’d thee for his. own,abode: _. 
g On the rock of ages founded— 
What can shake thy sure repose ? — 
With salvation’s walls surrounded, » 
Thou may’st smile at all thy foes. 
o 2 See the streams of living waters, © 
Springing from eternal love, . ‘ 
Well supply thy sons and daughters,.. 
And all fear of want remove: 
e Who can faint, while such a river}, 7 
Ever flows, their thirst t? assuage? . 
—Grace, which, like the Lord, the giver, 
Never fails, from age to age. 
3 Round each habitation hovering, 
See the cloud and fire appear! 
For a glory and a covering, 
Showing that the Lord is near: 
Thus deriving from their banner, 
Light by night, and shade by day 3, 
Safe they feed upon the manna, 
Which he gives them when they pray. Wewton 


HYMN 178. L. M. Blendon. [*] 
God, the Defence of Zion. Ezek. xlviii, 35 
1 S birds their infant brood protect, 
And spread their wings to shelter them ; 
Thus saith the Lord to his elect, ~ 
d ‘So will I guard Jerusalem.’ . 
e 2 And what then is Jerusalem, 
This darling object of his care ? 
Where is its worth in God’s esteem ? 
a Who built it >—Who inhabits there ? 
—3 Jehovah founded it in blood, 
The blood of his’ incarnate Som’; sith od 
There dwell the saints, once foes to God, 
The sinners, Whom he calls his own. 
4 There, though besieg’d on every ada 
Yet much belov’d, nied ipinndel well, 


Select. HYMN 179, 180. 117 


o From age to-age they have defied 
The utmost force of earth and hell. 
e 5 Let earth repent, and hell despair, 
o This city has a sure defence ; 
Her name is eall’d, “‘ The Lord is there = 


e And who has power to drive Him thence ? 
Cowper. 


HYMN 179.8 & 7. Drummond. [*] 


Future Peace and Glory of Zion. Isa. Ix, 15, 20. 


1 EAR what God the Lord hath spoken, 
e ‘O my people, faint and few; , 
Comfortless, afflicted, broken, 
o Fair abodes I build for you: 
—Scenes of heartfelt tribulation 
Shall no more perplex your ways: 
d You shall name your walls Salvation,— 
— And your gates shal! all be praise.’ 
b 2 There, like streams that feed the garden, 
Pleasures, without end, shall flow ; 
—For the Lord, your faith rewarding, 
All his bounty shall bestow : 
Still, in undisturb’d possession, 
Peace and righteousness shall reign ; 
Never shall you feel oppression— 
Hear the voice of war again. 
3 Ye, no more, your suns declining, 
Waning moons no more shall see ; 
But, your griefs for ever ending, 
Find eternal noon in me. 
o God will rise, and, shining o’er you, 
Change to day the gloom of night ; 
g He, the Lord, will be your glory, 
God, your everlasting light. Cowper. 


HYMN 180. L. M. Worship. [b] 
Prayer for Zion. 
1 | DULGENT Sovereign of the skies, 
And wilt thou bow thy gracious ear ? 
While feeble mortals raise their cries, 
Wilt thou, the great J ehovah, hear ? 
e 2 How shall thy servants give thee rest, 
_ Till Zion’s mouldeting walls thou raise ; 


118 HYMN 181. 


—Till thy own power shall sand cones, 
And make Jerusalem a praise ?. 

e 3 For this, a lowly, suppliant eeeheid r 7 
Here, in thy sacred temple, wait : 4 

—For this we lift our voices loud, f 
And call, and knock at mercy’s gate. 

e 4 Look down, O God, with pitying eye, 
And view the desolations round; 9). 

e See what wide realms in darkness lie, 

—And hur] their idols to the gronnd. 

o 5 Loud let the gospel trumpet blow, 
And call the nations from afar; > 
Let all the Isles their Saviour know, - 
And earth’s remotest ends draw near. gneiss 


HYMN 181. L. M. Blendoms ba 


Prayer for Zion’s Increase. Ysa. li, 9. 

d 1 RM of the Lord, awake, awake! 

Put on thy strength—the nations shake ! 

—And let the world, adoring, see 
Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee. — 
2 Say to the heathen from thy throne oh 

d ‘I am Jehovah—God alone yt 

—Thy voice their idols shall confound, 

And cast their altars to the ground. 

e 3 No more let human blood be spilt— 
Vain sacrifice for human guilt! 

But to each conscience be applied proity 

e The blood that flow’d from Jesus’ side. 

o 4 Arm of the Lord, thy power extend ; 
Let Mahomet’s impostures end; _ 

Break superstition’s Papal chain, 
And the proud scoffer’s rage restrain. 

o 5 Let Zion’s time of favour come; 
O bring the tribes of Israel home: 
And let our wondering eyes behold 
Gentiles and Jews in Christ’s one fold. 

g 6 Almighty God, thy grace proclaim, — 
In every land of every name; 

Let adverse powers before thee fall, 
And crown the Savioungierd of all. Mis. Col. 


Select. _ HYMN 182, 183. 119 
HYMN 182. L. M. Leeds. [*] 


Longing for the promised Spread of the Gospel. Dan. ii, 45. 
1 EB XERT thy power, thy rights maintain, 
Insulted—everlasting King! © 
Lpis influence of thy crown increase, 
And strangers to thy footstool bring. 
e 2 We long to see that happy time, 
That dear, expected, blessed day! 
o When countless myriads of our race 
The second Adam shall obey. 
—3 The prophecies must be fulfill’d, 
Though earth and hell should dare oppose ; 
The Stone cut from the mountain’s side, 
Though unobserv’d, to empire grows. 


4 Soon shall the blended Image fall,— 
Brass, silver, iron, gold, and clay; 
And superstition’s gloomy reign 
To light and liberty give way. 
5 In one sweet symphony of praise, 

o Gentile and Jew shall then unite ; 
And Infidelity, asham’d, 
Sink in th’ abyss of endless night. 
6 Soon Afric’s long enslaved sons 
Shall join with Europe’s polish’d race, 
To celebrate, in different tongues, 
The glories of redeeming grace. 


g 7 From east to west, from north to south; 
Emmanuel’s kingdom shall extend ; 
—And every man, im every face, 
Shall meet a brother and a friend. Voke. 


HYMN 183. C. M. Dhicham. [*) 


Prayer for the Success of Missions. Ps. Ixxii, 7,8. 
1 E ORD, send thy word, and. let:it fly, 
Arm’d with thy Spirit’s power; 
o Ten thousands shall confess its sway, 
And bless the saving hour. 
o 2 Beneath the influence of thy grace, 
The barren wastes shall rise, 
With sudden greens, and fruits array" 
g _ A blooming Paradise. 


120 HYMN 184, — Select 
—3 True holiness shall strike svg nth 
In each regen’rate heart ;— 
Shall in a growth divine arises r 
And heavenly fruits mmpart.. 
e 4 Peace, with her olives crown’d, shall reich 
Her wings from shore to shore ; ; 
No trump shall rouse the rage of war, 
Nor murd’rous cannon roar.) 
—5 Lord, for those days we weltwatbosd days 
Are in thy word foretold ; 
o Fly swifter, sun, and stars, ‘and bring 
This promis’d age of gold. 
e 6 Amen—with joy divine, let earth’s 
Unnumber’d myriads ery ; 
g Amen—with joy divine, let heaven’s 
Unnumber’d choirs reply. Gibbons. 


HYMN 184. C. M. Canterbury. [*] 
Prayer for Missionaries. 
1 REAT God, the nations of the earth 
Are by creation thine; 
And in thy works, by all beheld, 
Thy radiant glories shine. 
o 2 But, Lord, thy greater love has sent 
Thy gospel to mankind ; 
Unveiling what rich stores of grace 
Are treasur’d in thy mind. 
g 3 Lord, when shall these glad tidings spread— 
The spacious earth around ; 
Till every tribe and every soul 
Shall hear the joyful sound. 
p 4 Oh when shall Afric’s sable sons 
Enjoy the heavenly word ? 
And vassals long enslav’d become 
The freemen of the Lord! 
e 5 When shall th’ untutor’d Heathen tribes, 
A dark, bewilder’d race, 
Sit down at our Emmanuel’s feet, 
And learn and see his grace ? 
6 Haste, sovereign Mercy, and transform 
Their cruelty to love: 
Soften the tiger to the Lamb, . 
The vulture toa | cise Magica 


Select. HYMN 185. — 121 
7 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt 
To spread the gospel’s rays! 
g, And build, on sin’s demolish’d throne, 
The temples of thy praise.» Rippon. 


HYMN 185. 10s. Walworth. [*} 


Prayer for the Latter Day Glory. 

1 L ORD ofall worlds, incline thy bounteousear, 

Thy children’s voice, in tender mercy, hear, 
Bear thy blest promise, fix’d as hills, in mind, 
And shed renewing grace on lost mankind : 
O let thy Spirit like soft dews descend ;— 
Thy gospel run to earth’s remotest end. 
2 Let Zion’s walls before thee ceaseless stand, 
Dear as thine eye, and graven on thy hand; 
From earth’s far regions Jacob’s sons restore, 
Oppress’d by man, and scourg’d by thee, no more ; 
Enrich’d with gold, adorn’d with heavenly grace, 
Truth their sole guide, and all their pleasure praise. 
3 Then Satan’s kingdom shall from earth retire, 
Dead forms dissolve, and furious zeal expire, 
The Beast’s fell throne shall darkness dire surround, 
Mohammed’s empire tumble to the ground ; 
The dreams of Infidels in smoke decay, 
And all the foes of heaven shall fleet away. 
4 In barren wilds shall living waters spring, 
Fair temples rise, and songs of transport ring ; 
The savage mind with sweet affection warm, 
And light and love the yielding bosom charm: 
From sin’s oblivious sleep the soul arise, 
And grace and goodness shower from balmy skies. 
5 Then shall mankind no more in darkness mourn; 
Then happy nations in a day be born; 
From east to west thy glorious Name be one, 
And one pure worship hail th’ eternal Son: 
Remocest realms one spotless faith unite, 
And o’er all regions beam the Gospel’s light. 
6 ‘Then shall thy saints exult with joy divine ; 
Their virtues quicken, and their lives refine ; 
Their souls improve, their songs more grateful rise, 
And sweeter incense cheer the morning skies ; 
Heaven o’er the world pee a brighter day, 
And Jesus spread his ge rom sea to sea. 


Dwight. 


122 HYMN 186, 187. Select. 
HYMN 186. C. M. Bethlehem. [*] © 
Zion exalted above the Hills) Isa. xxii,4. 
1 Q=k mountain tops, the’ mount of God, 
In latter days, shall rise—" 
Above the summit of the hills; = 
And draw the wondering eyes. 
o 2 To this the joyful nations round, 
All tribes and tongues, shall flow ; 
Up to the mount of God, they say, 
And to his house we'll £0. 
3 The beams that shine from Zion’s hill. 
Shall lighten every land ; ; 
The King who reigns in Salem’s towers, 
Shall the whole world command, — . 
e 4 Among the nations he shall judge, § 
His judgments truth shall guide ; : 
o His sceptre shall protect the just, 
And crush the sinner’s pride. | 
é 5 No war shall rage, no hostile feuds — 
Disturb those peaceful years ; 
—To ploughshares men shall beat their swords, 
To pruning-hooks their spears. chy 
o 6 Come then, O house of Jacob, come; 
And worship at his shrine; © re! 
g And, walking in the light of God, | 
With holy beauties shine. ‘Scotch ee 


HYMN 187. L. M. Castle-Street. a 
Millennium. Isa. xi, 5—9. Rev. xx, 4—10. 
1 [Pfs up, my soul, with glad surprise, 
Towards the joyful, coming day, 
‘When Jesus shall descend the skies, j 
And form a bright, a glorious day. 
o 2 Nations shallinaday be born, 
And swift, like doves, to Jesus fly; i 
—The saints shall know no clouds return, 
Nor sorrows mingled with their j joy. , 
b 3 The lion and the lamb shall feed » 
~ Together, in his peaceful reign; borg 
—And Zion, blest with heavenly ina 
Of pinching wants nosmore complain... 


Select. HYMN 188, 189. 123 


4 The Jew, the Greek, the bond, the free, 
Shall boast their sev’ral rights no more ; 

o But join in sweetest harmony, 
Their Lord, their Sovereign, to adore. 

—5 Thus, till a thousand years are pass’d, 
And Satan must be loos’d again ; 
Short is the time his reign shall last, 

a Ere he’s confin’d in endless pain. 

o 6 But the blest saints shall mount on high, 
Where their deliv’ring Prince is gone; 

s Angels at God’s command shall fly, 
To bless them with a conqueror’s crown. Anon. 


HYMN 188. 8 & 7. Sicilian. {*] 


Collection for the Spread of the Gospel. 
1 Wii my substance I will honour 
My Redeemer and my Lord ; 
Were ten thousand worlds my manor, 
All were nothing to his word. 
o 2 While the heralds of salvation 
His abounding grace proclaim ; 
Let his friends of every station, 
Gladly jom to spread his fame. 
—3 May his kingdom be promoted ; 
May the world the Saviour know : 
Be my all to him devoted ; 
To my Lord my all I owe. 
o 4 Praise the Saviour, all ye nations ; 
Praise him, all ye hosts above ; 
s Shout, with joyful acclamations, 
His divine—victorious love. Francis. 


HYMN 189. 8. M. Newton. [*] 


Charitable Collection. 1 Chron. xxix, 14, 
1 oie bounties, gracious Lord, 
With gratitude we own ; 
We praise thy providential grace, 
‘That showers its blessings down. 
o 2 With joy the people bring 
Their offerings round thy throne ; 
With thankful souls, behold, we pay 
_ A tribute of thine own. 
e 8 Accept this humble mite, + 
Great, sovereign Lord of all; 
Nor let our num’rous, mingling sins — 
The sacred cieen spoil. 


124 HYMN 190, 191. __ 
—4 Let the Redeemer’s blood © 
Diffuse its virtues wide: 
Hallow and cleanse our every gift, peat 
And all our follies hide. | " 
e 5 Onmay this sacrifice = = 
To thee, the Lord, ascend, 
—An odour of a sweet perfume, baa 
Presented by his hand. = 
o 6 Well pleas’d our God shall view 
The products of his grace ; 
And, in a plentiful reward, 
Fulfil bis promises. ; Scott. 


HYMN 190. C. M. Hymn 2d. [*] 
The Good Samaritan. Luke x, 30—37. _ 
1 F ATHER of mercies, send thy grace, 
All powerful from above, 
To form in our obedient souls 
The image of thy love. 
b 2 O may our sympathizing breasts 
That generous pleasure know ; 
Kindly to share in others’ joy, 
And weep for others’ wo. 
e 3 When the most helpless sons of grief 
In low distress are laid ; 
p Soft be our hearts their pains to feel, 
o And swift our hands to aid. 
—4 So Jesus look’d on dying men, 
When thron’d above the skies ;- 
And ’midst the embraces of thy love, 
He felt compassion rise. 
o 5 On wings of love the Saviour flew, 
To raise us from the ground ; 
e And gave the richest of his blood, i 
A balm for every wound. Doddridge. 


HYMN 191. C. M. Devizes. [*] 
Nature and Fruits of Charity. 
1 CHARITY, thou heavenly e! 
O All tender, soft and kind! grae 
A friend to all the human race, - 
To all that’s good inclin’d i 


Select. HYMN 192. 125 


2 The man of charity extends 
To all his lib’ral hand; . . 
His kindred, neighbours, foes and friends, . 
His pity may command. 
e 3 He aids the poor in their distress ; : 
He hears when they complain ; 
With tender heart delights to bless, 
And lessen all their pain. 
4 The sick, the pris’ner, poor and blind, 
And all the sons of grief, 
In him a benefactor find— 
He loves to give relief. 
o 5 ’Tis love that makes religion sweet ; 
Tis love that makes us rise, 
With willing minds and ardent feet, 
To yonder happy skies. 
—6 Then let us all in love abound, 
And charity pursue ; 
o Thus shall we be with glory crown’d, 


e And love as angels do. Proud. 


HYMN 192. C. M. St. Ann’s. [*] | 
Relieving Christ in his Members. Matt. xxv, 40. 
el BR my Lord, how rich thy grace! 
Thy bounties, how complete! 
How shall I count the matchless sum ? 
How pay the mighty debt ? 
g 2 High ona throne of radiant light 
Dost thou exalted shine ; 
e What can my poverty bestow— 
When all the worlds are thine ? 
—3 But thou hast brethren here below, ©‘ 
The partners of thy grace, 
And wilt confess their humble names 
Before thy Father’ s face. 
e 4 In them thou may’st be cloth’d and fed, 
And visited and cheer’d, 
And in their accents of distress, | 
My Saviour’s voice is heard. 
—5 Thy face with rev’rence and with fone» 
I, in the poor would see ; 
Oh rather let me beg my bread, zi 
Than hold it Pa, from thee. . ‘Doddridee. 


: aoe 9 


a 


1260 HYMN 193. Selec 
HYMN 193. 8&7. f#} 4 | 


- A Charity Hymn ; 

1 BP ORD of life, all praise excelling, 

L Thou, in glory, unconfin’d, — os 

Deign’st to make thy humble dwelling, 
With the poor of humble mind. = 


2 As thy love through all creation ~ 
Beams, like thy diffusive light, 

So the scorn’d and humble station 
Shrinks before thine equal sight, _ 


3 Thus thy care, for all providing, 
Warm’d thy faithful prophet’s tongue, 
Who, the lot of all deciding, 
To thy chosen Israel sung :— 


4 ‘When thy harvest yields thee pleasure, 
‘ Thou the golden sheaf shalt bind ; 
‘'To the poor belongs the treasure _ 
‘Of the scatter’d ears behind.’ 


CHORUS. 
‘ These thy God ordains to bless 
‘'The widow and the fatherless.’ 


5 ‘When thine olive plants, increasing, 
‘Pour their plenty o’er thy plain; 
‘Grateful thou shalt take the blessing, 
‘But not search the bough again.’ 

Chorus.—‘ These, &c.’ 


6 ‘ When thy favour’d vintage, flowing, 
‘Gladdens thy autumnal scene, 

‘Own the bounteous hand bestowing, 
‘But thy vines the poor shall glean.’ 
Chorus.—‘ These, &c.’ 


7 Still we read thy word declaring 

Mercy, Lord, thine own decree; t 
Mercy, every sorrow sharing, 

Warms the heart resembling thee. 


8 Still the orphan and the stranger, — 
Still the widow owns thy care; - 

Screen’d by thee in every danger, __ 
Heard by thee in every prayer, 


yt 


" Select. HYMN 194, 195.: 127, 


_ HYMN 194. L. M. Sicilian. ial 
Meeting of Christian Friends. 
1 KX INDRED in Christ, for his dear Mike, 
A hearty. welcome here Teceive ; 3 
May we together now partake — 
The joys which only he can give. 

o 2 To you and us by grace is given, . , 
To know the Saviour’s precious name; 

And shortly we shall meet in heaven, , 
Our hope, our. way, our end the same. |, 

—3 May he, by whose kind care we meet, 
Send his good spirit from above, 
Make our communications sweet; - . 
‘And cause our hearts to burn with love... 

4 Forgotten be each earthly theme, 
When christians see each other thus; 

e We only wish to speak of Him, = 

a Who lived—and died—and reigns—for 1 us. 

e 5 We'll talk of all he did and said, 

And suffer’d for us here below ; 
The path he mark’d for us to tread, 
And what he’s doing for us now. 

—6é Thus, as the moments pass away, 
We'll love, and wonder, and adore ; 

o And hasten on the glorious day, 

When we shall meet—to part no more. Newton 


HYMN 195. S. M. Bingham. [*] 
_ Parting of Christian Friends, 
1 LEST be the tie that binds — 
Our hearts in christian love; | 
The fellowship of kindred minds 
Is like to that above. 
e 2 Before our Father’s throne 
We pour our ardent prayers ; 
Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, 
Our comforts and our cares. 
—3 We share our mutual woes, 
Our mutual burdens bear ; 4 
e And often for each other flows Ory 
‘The sympathizing tear. ee 


fy 


126 HYMNVi96,i97.' _ Select” 
e 4 When,we asunder part, Melt aie, 
It gives.us inward , pain; pektath Gus! | 
—But ys shall still be join’d in hearty nan a 
hope. to meet AgAMe ohh wa 
05 THs: glorious hope, reyvivesyn.5 4m or 
Our courage by the Way,;., Tig me cee 
While each in expectation, lives, . Hanae & a 
And longs to see the day, , ye ieeee @ 
—6 From sorrow, toil, and pain, > 
And sin We shall be free; Saale) 
g And perfect love and Friend yates reign 
‘Through all eternity. sk Fawcett.” 


a 196, Cy M. Hymn 3 ed. Se Mami ane 


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To. grace a marriage ene a gsi ) 


Their union with eis Baie crowti 
And bless the nuptial bands. 
—3 With gifts of grace their hearts endow, 
Of all rich ‘dowries best ; 
Their substance bless, and peace’ bestow, 
To sweeten all the rest. 
e 4 In-purest love their souls unite, ”’ 
That they, with christian care, 
May make domestic burthens light, 
By taking mutual share. . 
—5 As Isaac and’ Rebecca gave ye 
A pattern chaste and kind ; 
So may this married ‘couple live, 
e And die in friendship join’d. 
6 And when-that’solemn hour shall come, - 
And life’s short space be o’er; t 
o May they in triumph reach that home, 
Where they shall part no more. 


HYMN 197. 8 & 7. Sicilian. rot 


A Marriage Hymn. 


1(¢°1OME, thou condescending Jesus! 
C Thou hast blest a marriage fe “ay ; 


Select. - HYMN 198. 129 


Come, and with thy. presence bless us ; 
Deign to be an honour’d guest. 
2 Once at Cana’s happy village, — 
Thou didst heavenly joy impart ; 
Though unseen, may thy blest image 
Be inscrib’d on ev’ry heart.) 
e 3 Lord, we come to ask thy blessing 
On the happy pair to rest ; . 
—May thy goodness, never ceasing, 
Make them now and ever blest. 
4 Thou canst change the course of nature, 
Turning water into wine ; 
e But we ask a greater favour— 
_. May they be for ever thine. 
—5 Thine by cov’nant and adoption, 
Thine by free and sovereign grace ; 
May they, in each word and action, 
Do thy will and speak thy praise. 
6 Gracious Lord, from thy free bounty, 
Fill their basket and their store ; : 
Give them, with their health and plenty, 
Hearts thy goodness to adore. 
e 7 Often from their happy dwelling 
May the voice of prayer ascend, 
For thy mercies still increasing, 
To their best, their kindest Friend, 
—8s Through this life’s tempestuous ocean, 
Storms are thick and dangers nigh; 
Oh may constant, pure devotion 
Guide them safe to realms on high. 
e 9 When by death’s cold hand divided, 
Which dissolves the tenderest ties ; 
—By thy grace again united, 
May they in thy image rise. 
o 10 Come, thou condescending Jesus, 
Fill our hearts with songs of praise ; 
Come, and with thy presence bless us, he 
Make us subjects of thy grace. Codman’s Col. 


HYMN 198. L. M. Green’s. [*] 


A Family Hymn. 


1 Bees of men, thy care we bless, 
Which crowns our families with peace, 


130 HYMN 199, 200. _—Select. 7 


From thee they sprung, and by. thy hand 
Their root and branches are sustain’d. 

e 2 To God, most worthy to be prais’d, 
Be our domestic altars rais’d ; 
Who, Lord of Heaven, scorns not to: iwellt 
With saints in their obscurest cell. 

—3 To thee may each united House, ~ 
Morning and night, present its vows 
Our servants here, and rising race, — 
Be taught thy precepts, and thy grace. 

o 4.Oh may each future age proclaim 
The honours of thy glorious name ; 

g While, pleas’d and thankful, we oreeRS 


To join the family above. ddisiliee. 


HYMN 199. L. M. ne Cl 3 
A Morning Hymn. 
1 Agate my soul, and with the sun, 
Thy daily stage ‘of duty run ; 
Shake off dull sloth, and early rise, 
To pay thy morning sacrifice. 
e 2 Lord, I my vows to thee renew! 
Scatter my sins like morning dew ; 
Guard my first springs of thought and pg 
And with thyself my spirit fill. 
—3 Direct, control, suggest, this day, 
All I design, or do, or say 
That all my powers, ae all their might, 
In thy’sole glory may unite. 
o 4 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, 
Praise him, all creatures here below :__ 
Praise him above, angelic host ;— . 


g Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Kenn. 


HYMN 200. 7s. Pleyel’s. rl 
/ A Morning Hymn. t 

1 Now the shades of night are gone ; 

Now the morning light is come ; 
- Lord, may we be thine to-day, 
Drive the shades of sin away. 
2 Fill our souls with heavenly light, — 
Banish doubt, and cleanse our sight ; 
In thy service, Lord, to-day, 2 
Help us labour, help us pray. 


Select. HYMN 201, 202. 131 


3 Keep our haughty passions bound ; 
Save us from our foes around ; 
Going out, and coming in, 
Keep us safe from every sin. 
4 When our work of life is past, 
O receive us then at last! 
o Night of sin will be no more, 
When we reach the heavenly shore.’ Hart. Col. 


HYMN 201. L. M. Worship. Sicihan. [*] 
An Evening Hymn. 

1 tel to thee, my God, this night, 

For all the blessings of the light ; 

Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, 

Beneath thine own Almighty wings. » 

2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, 

The ill that I this day have done ; 

That with the world, myself and thee, 

I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 

3 Teach me to live, that I may dread 

The grave as little as my bed: 

Teach me to die, that so I may 

Rise, glorious, at the awful day. 


4 O let my soul on thee repose, 
And may sweet sleep my eyelids close : 
Sleep that shall me more vigorous make, 
To serve my God, when I awake. 
5 If in the night I sleepless lie, 
My soul with heavenly thoughts supply ; 
Let no ill dreams disturb my rest; 
No powers of darkness me molest. 
6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow ; : 
Praise him, all creatures here below ; 


Praise him above, ye heavenly host, 
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Kenn. 


HYMN 202. 8s. Bethany. [*] 
An Evening Hymn. 
1 | Bear and Hearer of Prayer, 
Thou Feeder and Guardian of thine ; 
My all to thy covenant care,» 
I, sleeping or waking, resign. 


132 HYMN 203. — Select: 
o 2 If thou art my shield and my sun, 
The night is no darkness to me; — ) 
And fastas my momentsrollon,  =— 
They bring me but nearer to thee. 
e 3 A sovereign Protector I have,~ 
Unseen, yet for ever at hand; 
Unchangeably faithful to save, 
Almighty to rule and command. 
—4 From evil secure, and its dread, 
I rest, if my Saviour be nigh$ 
And songs his kind presence indeed, 
Shall in the night season supply. 
o 5 His smiles and his comforts abound, 
His grace as the dew shall descend ; 
o And wells of salvation surround 


The soul he delights to defend. -Toplady. 
HYMN 203. C. M. Barby: [9] 


A Hymn for gee” or Evening. 


1 OX thee, each morning, O my God, 
My waking thoughts attend ; 
In whom are founded all my hopes, 
In whom my wishes end. 
e 2 My soul, in pleasing wonder lost, 
Thy boundless Jove surveys ; 
—And, fir’d with grateful zeal, prepares 
The sacrifice of praise. 
e 3 When evening slumbers press my eyes, 
With thy protection blest, 
b In peace and safety | commit 
My weary limbs to rest. 
o 4 My spirit, in thy hands secure, 
Fears no approaching ill ; 
For whether waking, or asleep, 
Thou, Lord, art with me still. 
o 5 Then will I daily to the world 
Thy wondrous acts proclaim ; 
Whilst all with me shall praise and sing, 
And bless the Sacred Name. 
e 6 At morn, at noon, at night Pi still 
Thy growing work pursue;) 
s And thee alone will praise, to whom 
Eternal praise is due. Liv. Col. 


Select. HYMN 204. 133 
HYMN 204. L. P. M. Devotion. [*] 


Daily Duties. Dependence and Enjoyment. Rom. xiv, 8— 
Morning or Evening. 


1 W HEN, streaming from the eastern skies, _ 
The morning light salutes my eyes, 

O' Sun of Righteousness divine, 

On me with beams of mercy shine; 

Chase the dark clouds of guilt away, - 

And turn my darkness into day. 

2 When, to heaven’s great and glorious King, 

My morning sacrifice I bring; 

And, mourning o’er my guilt and shame, 

Ask mercy in my Saviour’s name: 

Then, JESUS, sprinkle with thy blood, 

And be my Advocate with God. 

3 As every day thy mercy spares 

Will bring its trials and its cares; 

O Saviour, till my life shall end, 

Be thou my counsellor and friend : 

Teach me thy precepts, all divine, 

And be thy great example mine. 

4 When pain transfixes every part, 

And languor settles at the heart ; 

When on my bed, diseas’d, oppress’d, 

I turn, and sigh, and long for rest ; 

O great Physician! see my grief, 

And grant thy servant sweet relief. 

5 Should poverty’s consuming blow 

Lay all my worldly comforts low ; 

And neither help, nor hope appear, 

My steps to guide, my heart to cheer; 

Lord, pity, and supply. my need, 

For thou on earth wast poor indeed. 

6 Should Providence profusely pour 

Its various blessings in my store; 

O keep me from the ills, that wait 

On such a seeming. prosperous state ; 

From hurtful passions set me free, 

And humbly may J walk. with thee. 

7 When each day’s scenes and labours close, 

And wearied nature seeks repose, 

With pard’ning mercy richly bless’d, 

Guard me, my Saviour, while I rest; - 

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134 HYMN 205, 206. Select. 
And as each morning sun shall rise, 
O lead me onward to the skies. 

8 And at my life’ s last setting sun, 

My conflicts o’er, my labours done, 
Jesus, thine heavenly radiance shed, 

To cheer and bless my dying bed ; ry 
And from death’s gloom my spirit raise, 
‘To see thy face, and sing thy praise.’ 


HYMN 205. C. M. Barby. St. Ann’s. [* b] 
Religion the One Thing needful. 
1 ELIGION is the chief concern 
Of mortals here below ; 
May | its great importance learn, 
Its sovereign virtue know. 
2 More needful this than glitt’ring wealth, 
Or aught the world bestows ; Fi 
Not reputation, food, or health, 
Can give us such repose. 
3 Religion should our thoughts engage 
Amidst our youthful bloom ; 
Twill fit us for declining age, 
And for the awful tomb. 
4 Oh may my heart, by grace renew’d, 
Be my Redeemer’s throne! 
And be my stubborn will subdu’d, 
His government to own. ~~ 
5 Let deep repentance, faith and love, 
Be join’d with godly fear; a 
And all my conversation prove % 
My heart to be sincere. 
6 Preserve me from the snares of sin, 
Through my remaining days ; 
And in me let each virtue shine, 
To my Redeemer’s praise. 
7% Let lively hope my soul inspire ; 
Let warm affections rise ; 
And may I wait, with strong desire, 


To mount above the skies. Fawcett. 
HYMN 206. Neti M. Devizes. [*] 


1 W HEN meaflaes closes the fertile vale, 
And blossoms deck the spray; 
a 


Select. HYMN 207. 135 


And fragrance breathes in every gale, 
How sweet the vernal day ! 
e 2 Hark! how the feather’d ial: sing! 
— ’Tis nature’s cheerful voice ; 
e Soft music hails the lovely spring, 
o © And woods and fields rejoice. 
—3 How kind the influence of the skies! 
The showers, with blessings fraught, 
Bid virtue, beauty, fragrance rise, 
And fix the roving thought. 
e 4 Then let my wondering heart confess, 
With gratitude and love, 
The bounteous Hand that deigns to bless 
The garden, field, and grove. 
g 5 That bounteous Hand my thoughts adore, 
Beyond expression kind, 
Hath better, nobler gifts in store, 
To bless the craving mind. 
e & O God of nature and of grace, 
Thy heavenly gifts impart ; 
—Then shall my meditation trace 
Spring, blooming in my heart. 
o 7 Inspir’d to praise, I then shall join 
Glad nature’s cheerful song ; 
s And love and gratitude divine 
Attune my joyful tongue. Steele. 


HYMN 207. 8s. Uxbridge. [*] 
Spring. 
1 OW sweetly, along the gay mead, 
H The daisies and cowslips are seen ! 
The flocks, as they carelessly feed, 
Rejoice in the beautiful green! 
2 The vines that encircle the bowers, 
The herbage that springs from the sod,— 
Trees, plants, cooling fruits, and sweet flowers, 
All rise to the praise of my God. 
e 3 Shall man, the great master of all, 
The only insensible prove : P 
d Forbid it, fair gratitude’s call— 
Forbid it, devotion and love. 
g 4 The Lord, who such wonders can raise ; 
And still can destroy with a nod ; 


; oe ee 


My lips shall incessantly praise— 
My soul shall rejoice in my God. 


HYMN 208. C. M. Dozology. [*] 
Summer : A Harvest Hymn. 
1 "PR praise the ever bounteous Lord, 
My soul, wake all thy powers : 
He calls—and at his voice come > forth 
The smiling harvest hours. 
g 2 His cov’nant with the earth he keeps ; 
My tongue, his goodness sing ; 
Summer and winter know their time, 
His harvest crowns the spring. 
o 3 Well pleas’d, the toiling swains behold 
The waving, yellow crop; 
With joy they bear the sheaves away, 
And sow. again in hope. ve 
e 4 Thus teach me, gracious God, to sow 
The seeds of righteousness ; 
Smile on my soul, and with thy beams, 
The ripening harvest bless. 
o 5 Then in the last great harvest, I 
Shall reap a glorious crop ; 
The harvest shall by far exceed 
What I have sow’d in hope. Rippon. 


HYMN 209. C. M. Abridge. [b] 
Prayer for Rain. 
1 Buea may the Lord of earth and skies 
Regard us when we call; 
Tis he who bids the vapours rise, 
And showers abundant fall. 
2 On thee, our God, we all depend, 
For life, and health, and food : 
Oh make refreshing showers descend, 
And crown the year with good. 
3 The evil and the just partake 
These bounties of thy hand ; 
Nor will a God of love forsake 
This long indulged land. ; 
4 Let grace come down, like copious rain, 
On Zion’s drooping field: * 
So shall our souls revive again, 
And fruit abundant yield. 


Select. HYMN 210, 211. 137 


o 5 Then smiling nature shall express 
Her mighty Maker’s praise ; 
d we, the children of thy grace, 
Join her harmonious lays. Burder’s Col. 


HYMN 210. L. M. Psalm 97th. [* b] 
Autumn. 
1 SEE how brown autumn spreads the field, 
Mark—how the whitening hills are turn’d! 
Behold them to the reapers yield,— 
The wheat is sav’d—the tares are burn’d. 
e 2 Thus the great Judge, with glory crown’d, 
Descends to reap the ripen’d earth; 
g Angelic guards attend him down, 
The same who sang his humble birth. 


3 In sounds of glory hear him speak, 

d ‘Go, search around the flaming world ; 
‘Haste—call my saints to rise, and take 
‘The seats from which their foes were hurl’d. 
4 ‘Go, burn the chaff in endless fire, 

‘In flames unquench’d consume each tare ; 
‘Sinners must feel my holy ire, 
‘ And sink in guilt—to deep despa.’ 

a 5 Thus ends the harvest of the earth :-— 

—Angels obey the awful voice ; 

d They save the wheat—they burn the chaff,— 

g All heaven approves the sovereign choice. 


HYMN 211. C. M. Hyman 2d. [b*] 
Winter. 
1 tomes winter throws his icy chains, 
Encircling nature round ; 
p How bleak, how comfortless the plains, 
Late with gay verdure crown’d ! 


e 2 The sun withdraws his vital beams, 
And light and warmth depart ; 
And drooping, lifeless nature seems 
An emblem of my heart. 
3 My heart, where mentai winter reigns, 
In night’s dark mantle clad; 
p Confin’d in cold inactive chains— 
How desolate and sad! 
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138 HYMN 212, 213. Select. 


—4 Return, O blissful Sun, and bring 
hy soul reviving ray ; 
This mental winter shall be spring, 
This darkness cheerful day. 
o 5 Oh happy state—divine abode, 
Where spring eternal reigns ; 
And perfect day, the smile of God, 
Fills all the heavenly plains. 
g 6 Great Source of light, thy beams display ; 
My drooping joys restore ; 
And guide me to the seats of day, 
Where winters frown no more. 


HYMN 212. C. M. Canterbury. [b*] 
Swiftness of Time. New Year. . 
1 ee - my soul, the narrow bound 
Of the revolving year; 
e How swift the weeks complete their round! 
How short the months appear. 
d 2 So fast eternity comes on— 
And that important day, 
When all that mortal life hath done, 
God’s judgment shall survey. 
e 8 Yet, like an idle tale, we pass 
The swift revolving year ; 
And study artful ways t’ increase 
The speed of its career. 
—4 Waken, O God, my careless heetiass 
Its great concerns to see; 
That I may act the Christian part, 
And give the year to thee. 
o 5 So shall their course more grateful roll, 
If future years arise ; 


Or this shall bear my waiting soul 
To joy beyond the skies. Doddndge 


HYMN 213. L. M. Castle-Street. [*] 
Help obtained of God. New Year. 
1 Cae God, we sing that mighty hand, 
By which supported still we stand! 
The opening year thy mercy shews ; 
Let mercy crown it till it close. 


Select. HYMN 214. 139 


e 2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, 
Still we are guarded by our God ; 
By his incessant bounty fed, 
By his unerring counsel led. 

—3 With grateful hearts the past we own; 
The future—all to us unknown, 
We to thy guardian care commit, 
And peaceful leave before thy feet. 
4 In scenes exalted or depress’d, 
Be thou our joy, and thou our rest ; 
Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, 
Ador’d through all our changing days. 

e 5 When death shall interrupt our songs, 
And seal in silence mortal tongues, 

g Our Helper, God, in whom we trust, 
In better worlds our souls shall boast. rippon’s cor. 


HYMN 214. 10 & 11. Walworth. [*] 


Goodness of God. New Year. 
1 OUSE of our God, with cheerful an- 
thems ring, 
While all our lips and hearts his graces sing ; 
The opening year his graces shall proclaim, 
And all its days be vocal with his name ; 
‘The Lord is good—his mercy never ending ; 
His blessings in perpetual showers descending. 
2 The heaven of heavens he with his bounty fills ; 
Ye seraphs bright, on ever blooming hills, 
His honours sound ; you to whom good alone, 
Unmingled, ever-growing, has been known: 
Through your immortal life, with love increasing, 
Proclaim your Maker’s goodness—never ceasing. 
3 Thou earth, enlighten’d by his rays divine, 
Pregnant with grass, and corn, and oil, and wine, 
Crown/’d with his goodness, let thy nations meet, 
And lay their crowns at his paternal feet ; 
With grateful love that lib’ral hand confessing, 
Which through each heart diffuses ev’ry blessing. 
e 4 Zion, enrich’d with his distinguish’d grace, 
Blest with the rays of thine Emmanuel’s face— 
Zion, Jehovah’s portion and delight, 
Grav’n on his hands, and hourly in his sight, 
o In sacred strains, exalt that grace excelling, 
Which makes thy humble hill his chosen dwelling. 


— 


140 HYMN 215, 216. Select: 


—5 His mercy never ends—the dawn, the shade 
Still see new beauties thro’ new scenesdisplay’d; 
Succeeding ages bless this sure abode, 

And children lean upon their father’s God, 

e The deathless soul through its immense duration, 
Drinks from this source immortal consolation. 

s 6 Burst into praise, my soul; all nature, join ; 
Angels and men, in harmony combine : 

e While human years are measur’d by the sun, 
And while Evernity its course shall run— 

g His goodness, in perpetual showers peeecteine, 
Exalt in songs and raptures never end a 

ridge. 


HYMN 215. C. M. Sunday. [*] 
Close of the Year. 
1 WAKE, ye saints, and raise your eyes, 
And raise your voices high ; 
o Awake, and praise that sovereign love, 
That shews salvation nigh. 
—2 On all the wings of time it flies, 
Each moment brings it near ; 
o Then welcome, each declining day ! 
Welcome, each closing year! 


—3 Not many years their rounds shall run, 

Nor many mornings rise, 
Ere all its glories stand reveal’d 

To our admiring eyes. 

o 4 Ye wheels of nature speed your course ; 

e Ye mortal powers decay ; 

—Fast as ye bring the night of death, 

o Ye bring eternal day. Doddridge. 


HYMN 216. L. M. Carthage. [b] 
Importance of Time. 
el O TIME, how few thy value weigh : 
How few will estimate a day! 
e Days, months, and years, are rolling on, 
a The soul neglected—and undone. 
—2 In painful cares, or empty joys, 
Our life its precious hours destroys ; 
Whilst death stands watching at our side, 
Eager to stop the living tide. 


Select. HYMN 217. 141 


e 3 Was it for this, ye mortal race, 
Your Maker gave you here a place ? 
Was it for this his thoughts design’d 
The frame of your immortal mind ? 

d 4 For nobler cares, for joys sublime, 
He fashion’d all the sons of time ; 
Pilgrims on earth ; but soon to be— 
The heirs of immortality. 

—5 This season of your being, know, 
Is given to you your seeds to sow ; 
Wisdom’s and folly’s differing grain, 
In future worlds, is bliss, and pain. 

e 6 Then let me every day review,— 
Idle or busy, search it through ; 

—And, whilst probation’s minutes last, 
Let-ev’ry day amend the past. Scott. 


HYMN 217. C. P. M. Pilgrim. [b] 


Serious prospect of Eternity. 
el O! on a narrow neck of land, 
”Twixt two unbounded seas I stand— 
p Yet how insensible! 
—A point of time—a moment’s space— 
o Removes me to yon heavenly place, 
e Or—shuts me up in hell! 
—2 O God, my inmost soul convert, 
And deeply i in my thoughtless heart 
Eternal things impress ; 
Give me to feel their solemn weight, 
And save me, ere it be too late— 
o Wake me to righteousness. 
—3 Before me place, in bright array, 
The pomp of that tremendous day, 
When thou with clouds shalt come, 
To judge the nations at thy bar ;— 
e And tell me, Lord, shall I be there, 
To meet a joyful doom ? 
—4 Be this my one great business here,— 
With holy trembling, holy fear, 
To make my calling ! 
Thine utmost counsel lA, 
And suffer all thy righte will, 
And to the end endure ! 


— 7 


142 _ HYMN 218, 219. Select. 


o 5 Then, Saviour, then my soul receive, 
Transported from this vale, to live 
And reign with thee above ; 
g Where faith is sweetly lost in sight, 
And hope, in full, supreme delight, 
And everlasting love. Rippon’s Col. 


HYMN 218. 8 & 7. Sicilian. [*] 
Eternity joyfully anticipated. 
1 fe this world of sin and sorrow, 
Compass’d round with many a care, 
From eternity we borrow 
Hope that can exclude despair. 
2 Thee, triumphant God and Saviour, 
In the glass of faith we see! 
O assist each faint endeavour ! 
Raise our earth-born souls to thee. 
e 3 Place that awful scene before us 
Of the last tremendous day,— 
—When to life thou wilt restore us: 
o Lingering ages, haste away! 
4 When this vile and sinful nature 
Incorruption shall put on: 
—Life renewing, glorious Saviour, 
Let thy glorious will be done. Madan’s Col. 


HYMN 219. C. M. Plymouth. [b] 
Old age approaching. 
1 TERNAL God, enthron’d on high! 
Whom angel hosts adore ; 
Who yet to suppliant dust art nigh, 
Thy presence I implore. 
2 O guide me down the steep of age, 
And keep my passions cool : 
Teach me to scan the sacred page, 
And practise every rule. 
3 My flying years time urges on, 
What’s human must decay ; 
e My friends, my young companions gone— 
Can I expect to stay? 
e 4 Can I exemption plead, when death 
Projects his awful dart ? 


Select. HYMN 220, 221. 143 


Can med’cines then prolong my breath, 
Or virtue shield my heart ? 
—5 Ah, no!—then smooth the mortal hour; 
On thee my hope depends: 
Support me with almighty power, 
While dust to dust descends. 
o 6 Then shall my soul, O gracious God! 
(While angels join the lay,) 
Admitted to the blest abode, 
Its endless anthems pay :— 
o 7 Through heaven, howe’er remote the bound, 
Thy matchless love proclaim ; 
g And join the choir of saints, who sound 
Their great Redeemer’s name. Rippon’s Col. 


HYMN 220. C. M. Bishopsgate. [b] 
Warning to prepare for Death. 
1 Vern man, thy fond pursuits forbear— 
Repent !—thy end is nigh! 
Death, at the farthest, can’t be far, 
Oh, think before thou die! 
2 Reflect—thou hast a soul to save : 
Thy sins—how high they mount! 
What are thy hopes beyond the grave? 
How stands that dread account ? 


3 Death enters—and there’s no defence: 
His time, there’s none can tell : 

He’ll in a moment call thee hence, 
To heaven—or to hell! 

4 Thy flesh, perhaps thy chiefest care, 
Shall crawling worms consume ; 

But, ah! destruction stops not there !— 
Sin kills beyond the tomb. 

5 To-day the gospel calls ;—to- -day, 
Sinners, it speaks to you: 

Let ev’ry one forsake his way, 
And mercy will ensue. Hart. 


HYMN 221. C. M. Windsor. [b] 


Death and Judgment appointed to all. Heb. ix, 27. 


1 EAVEN has confirm’d the dread decree, 
That Adam’s race must die: 


144 HYMN 222, 298. _ Select. 
One gen’ral ruin sweeps them down— 
And low in dust they lie. 
2 Ye living men, the tomb survey, 
Where you must shortly dwell ; 
e Hark! how the awful summons sounds, 
In ev’ry funeral knell! 
3 Once you must die—and once for all ; 
The solemn purport weigh: 
For know, that heaven or hell are hung 
On that important day ! 
4 Those eyes, so long in darkness veil’d, 
Must wake, the. judge to see ; 
And ev’ry word—and ey’ry thought— 
Must pass his scru iny- 
—5 Oh may I in the Judge behold 
My Saviour and my Frie 
o And, far beyond the reach of inn 
With all his saints ascend. Doddridge. 


HYMN 292. L. M. Islington. [*] 
Desiring to depart and be with Christ. Phil. i, 23. 
1 W HILE on the verge of life I stand, 
And view the scenes on either hand, 
My spirit struggles with my clay; 
And longs to wing its flight away. 
o 2 Come, ye angelic guardians, come, 
And lead the willing pilgrim home ; 
—Ye know the way to Jesus’ throne, 
Source of my joys and of your own. 
e 3 The blissful interview, how sweet, 
To fall transported at his feet ;— 
o Rais’d in his arms, to view his face, 
Through the full beamings of his grace. 
—4 Yet, with these prospects full in sight, 
I’l] wait thy signal for my flight; 
For, while thy service.I pursue, 
I find my heaven begun below. Doddridge. 


HYMN 223. C. M. St. Paul’s. [b*] 
Death welcomed : Heaven anticipated. 
1 ANP let this feeble body fail, 
And let it faint and die; 
My soul shall quit the mournful vale, 
And soar to worlds on high :— 


Select. HYMN 224. 145 


2 Shall join the disembodied saints, 
And find its long sought rest, 
(That only bliss for which it pants,) 
In the Redeemer’s breast. 
o 3 In hope of that immortal crown, 
I now the cross sustain ; 
And gladly wander up and down, 
And smile at toil and pain. 
4 I suffer on my threescore years, 
Till my Deliv’rer come, 
And wipe away his servant’s tears, 
And take his exile home. 
e 5 Oh, what hath Jesus bought for me! 
Before my ravish’d eyes, 
Rivers of life divine I see, 
And trees of Paradise. 
o 6 I see a world of spirits bright, 
Who taste the pleasures there ; 
o They all are rob’d in spotless white, 
And conquering palms they bear. 
—7 Oh what are all my suff’rings here, 
If, Lord, thou count me meet, 
With that enraptur’d host t’ appear, 
And worship at thy feet! 
8 Give joy or grief, give ease or pain, 
Take life and friends away ; 
But let me find them all again, 
In that eternal day. 


HYMN 224. L. M. Carthage. [b *] 
Death of the Sinner and Saint. 
1 HAT scenes of horrour and of dread— 
Await the sinner’s dying bed! 
Death’s terrours all appear in sight, 
Presages of eternal night! 
e 2 His sins in dreadful order rise, 
And fill his soul with sad surprise ; 
Mount Sinai’s thunders stun his ears, 
And not one ray of hope appears: 
3 Tormenting pangs distract his breast ; 
Where’er he turns he finds no rest : 
o Death strikes the blow—he groans and cries— 
And, in despair and horrour—dies. 
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—4 Not so the heir of heavenly bliss: 
His soul is fill’d with conscious peace ; 
A steady faith subdues his fear; 
He sees the happy Canaan near. 
b 5 His mind is tranquil and serene ; 
No terrours in his looks are seen ; 
His Saviour’s smile dispels the gloom, 
And smooths his passage to the tomb. 
—6 Lord, make my faith and love sincere, 
y judement sound, my conscience clear ; 
And when the toils of life are past, 
May I be found in peace at last. § Fawcett. 


HYMN 225. C. M. St. Ann’s. [*] 
Infants, living or dying, in the arms of Christ. 
1 HY life I read, my dearest Lord, 
With transport all divine ; 
Thine image trace in ev’ry word, 
Thy love in ev’ry line. 
2 With j joy, I see a thousand charms, 
Spread o’er thy lovely face, 
While infants in thy tender arms, 
Receive the smiling grace. 
d 3 ‘I take these little lambs,’ said he, 
‘ And lay them in my breast ; 
‘Protection they shall find in me— 
‘In me be ever blest. 
4 ‘Death may the bands of life unloose, 
‘ But can’t dissolve my love ; 
‘Millions of infant souls compose 
‘The family above. 
‘ Their feeble frames my power shall raise, 
‘And mould with heavenly skill : 
‘T’ll give them tongues to sing my praise, 
‘ And hands to do my will.’ 
o 6 His words, ye happy parents, hear, 
And shout, with joys divine, 
d ‘Dear Saviour, all we have and are, 
‘ Shall be for ever thine.’ Stennet. 


HYMN 226. C. M. Canterbury. [b *] 


On the death of Children, Isa. iv, 5. 
i Y E mourning saints, whose streaming tears 
Flow o’er your children dead, 


Say not, in transports of despair, 
That all your hopes are fled. 
2 While, cleaving to that darling dust, 
In fond distress ye lie, 
Rise, and with joy, and reverence, view 
A heavenly Parent nigh. 
e 3 Though, your young branches torn away, 
Like wither’d trunks ye stand ; 
o With fairer verdure shall ye bloom, 
Touch’d by the Almighty’s hand. 


d 4 ‘Ill give the mourner,’ saith the Lord, 

‘In my own house a place ; 

‘No name of daughters-and of sons 
‘ Could yield so high a grace. 

5 ‘Transient and vain is every hope 
‘ A rising race can give ; 

‘In endless honour and delight, 
‘ My children all shall live.’ 


—6 We welcome, Lord, those rising tears, 
Through which thy face we see; __[hearts, 

o And bless those wounds which, through our 
Prepare a way to thee. Doddridge. 


HYMN 227. C. M. Isle of Wight. [*] 
Death of a Young Person. ' 
1 WHEN blooming youth is snatch’d away 
By death’s resistless hand, 
Our hearts the mournful tribute pay, 
Which pity must demand. 
2 While pity prompts the rising sigh, 
h, may this truth, impress’d 
e With awful power—I too must die— 
Sink deep in every breast. 
e 3 Let this vain world engage no more: 
Behold the gaping tomb! 
—It bids us seize the present hour! 
To-morrow death may come. 
4 The voice of this alarming scene 
May every heart obey ; 
Nor be the heavenly warning vain, 
Which calls to watch and pray. 


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148 HYMN 228, 229. _ Select. 
o 5 Oh let us fly, to Jesus fly, 
Whose powerful arm can save ; , 
Then shall our hopes ascend on high, 
And triumph o’er the grave. 
—6 Great God, thy sovereign grace impart, 
With cleansing, healing power ; 
This only can prepare the heart 
For death’s surprising hour. Steele. 
HYMN 228. C. M. Zion. [*] 
Death of Pious Friends. 1 Thess. iv, 13, 14. 
1 Nr comfort, christians, when your 
In Jesus fall asleep ; [friends 
Their better being never ends; 
Then why dejected weep ? 
2 Why inconsolable, as those 
To whom no hope is given ? 
Death is the messenger of peace, 
And calls the soul to heaven. 
3 As Jesus died, and rose again, 
Victorious from the dead ; 
o So his disciples rise and,reign, 
With their triumphant. head. 
e 4 The time draws nigh, when from the clouds 
Christ shall with shouts descend ; 
g And the last trumpet’s awful voice 
The heavens and earth shall rend. 
—5 Then they who live shall changed be, 
And they who sleep shall wake ; 
o The graves shall yield their ancient charge, 
And earth’s foundation shake. 
o 6 The saints of God, from death set free, 
With joy shall mount on high; 
—The heavenly hosts, with praises loud, 
Shall meet them in the sky. 
7” A few short years of evil past, 
We reach the happy shore ; 
o Where death-divided friends, at last, 
Shall meet to part no more. Scotch Par. 
HYMN 229. C. M. St. Paul’s. [b*] 


The Christian’s Farewell. 
1 Ys golden lamps of heaven, farewell, 
With all your feeble light ; 
Farewell, thou ever-changing moon, 
Pale empress of the night. 


Select. HYMN 230. 149 


2 And thou, refulgent orb of day, 
In brighter flames array’d ; 

My soul that springs beyond thy sphere, 
No more demands thy aid. 

3 Ye stars are but the shining dust 
Of my divine abode ; 

The pavement of those heavenly courts, 
Where I shall see my God. 

o 4 The Father of eternal light 

Shall there his beams display ; 

Nor shall one moment’s darkness mix 
With that unvaried day. 

5 No more the drops of piercing grief 
Shall swell into my eyes; 

Nor the meridian sun decline, 
Amidst those brighter skies. 

g 6 There all the millions of his saints 

Shall in one song unite ; 

And each the bliss of all shall view, 
With infinite delight. Doddridge. 


HYMN 230. 8s. Consolation. [*] 
Death, Gain to a Believer. 
1 OW blest is our friend—now bereft 
Of all that could burden his mind! 
How easy his soul—that has left 
This wearisome body behind ? 
Of evil incapable thou, 
Whose relics with envy I see; 
No longer in misery now— 
No longer a sinner like me. 
2 This earth is affected no more 
With sickness, or shaken with pain; 
The war with the members is o’er, 
And never shall vex him again. 
No anger, henceforward, nor shame, 
Shall redden his innocent clay ; 
Extinct is the animal flame, 
And passion is vanish’d away. 
3 This languishing head is at rest ; 
Its thinking and aching are o’er; 
This quiet, immoveable breast, 
Is heav’d by affliction no more. 
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150 HYMN 2831, 232. Select. 
‘This heart is no longer the seat 


Of trouble and torturing pain; 

It ceases to flutter and beat— 

It never shall flutter again. 

4 The lids he so seldom could close, 
By sorrow forbidden to sleep, 

Seal’d up in eternal repose, 

Have strangely forgotten to weep. 
The fountains can yield no supplies ; 
These hollows from water are free ; 
The tears are all wip’d from these eyes, 
And evil they never shall see. 

5 To mourn and to suffer is mine, 
While bound in a prison I breathe, 
And still for deliverance pine, 

And press to the issues of death. 
What now with my tears I bedew, 
Oh, shall I not ere long become! 
My spirit created anew— 


My body consign’d to the tomb! Whitefield. 


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HYMN 231. L. M. Sicilian. [b *] 
A Funeral Hymn. 
1 USS EIL thy bosom, faithful tomb, 
Take this new treasure to thy trust; 

And give these sacred relics room, 
To seek a slumber in the dust. 
2 Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear 
Invade thy bounds. No mortal woes 
Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, 
While angels watch the soft repose. 
3 So Jesus slept ;—God’s dying Son 
Pass’d through the grave, and blest the bed; 
Rest here, blest saint, till from his throne 
The morning break, and pierce the shade. 
4 Break from his throne, illustrious morn ; 
Attend, O earth! his sovereign word ; 
Restore thy trust —a glorious form— 


Call’d to ascend and meet the Lord. Watts. 


HYMN 232. C. M. Sunday. [*] 


The Resurrection. 1 Cor. xv, 52—58. ¢ 
1 W HEN the last trumpet’s awful voice 
This rending earth shall shake— . 


Select. HYMN 233. 151 


When op’ning graves shall yield their charge, 
And dust to life awake ;— 
© 2 Those bodies, that corrupted fell, 
Shall incorrupted rise ; ; 
And mortal forms shall spring to life, 
Immortal in the skies: 
—3 Behold, what heavenly prophets sung, 
Is now at last fulfill’d— 
o That death should yield his ancient reign, 
And, vanquish’d, quit the field. 
o 4 Let faith exalt her joyful voice, 
And thus begin to sing ; 
d *O grave! where is thy triumph now ? 
And where, O Death! thy sting? 
- 5 * Thy sting was sin, and conscious guilt ; 
Twas this that arm’d thy dart; 
The law gave sin its strength, and force, 
To pierce the sinner’s heart. . 
6 ‘But God, whose name be ever blest ! 
Disarms that foe we dread ; 
And makes us conqu’rors, when we die, 
Through Christ, our living head.’ 
—7 (Then steadfast let us still remain, 
Though dangers rise around 3 
And in the work prescrib’d by God, 
Yet more and more abound :— 
o 8 Assur’d, that though we labour now, 
We labour not in vain; ; 
But, through the grace of heaven’s great Lord, 
Th’ eternal crown shall gain.) Scotch Par. 


HYMN 233. C. M. Arundel. [*] 
The Last Tempest. 
el W HEN wild confusion wrecks the air, 
And tempests rend the skies ; 
Whilst blended ruin, clouds, and fire, 
In harsh disorder rise ;— 
o 2 Safe in my Saviour’s love [’ll stand, 
And strike a tuneful song ; 
d My harp all trembling in my hand, 
o And all inspir’d my tongue. 


152 ' HYMN 234, Select. 
d 3 ‘I’ll shout aloud, ‘ Ye thunders, roll, 
‘ And shake the sullen sky; 
Your sounding voice, from pole to pole, 
‘In angry murmurs try. 
‘Let the earth totter on her base, 
‘ And clouds the heavens deform ; 
‘Blow, all ye winds, from every place, 
‘ And rush the final storm!’ 
5 Come quickly, blessed Hope, appear— 
Bid thy swift chariot fly ; 
Let angels tell thy coming near, 
And snatch me to the sky. 
o 6 Around thy wheels, in ae glad throng, 
I’d bear a joyful part ; 
g All hallelujah on my tongue— 
All rapture in my heart. Byles. 


HYMN 234. 8, 7, & 4. Lattleton. [*] 


Christ coming to Judgment. 
1 2, he comes—the King of glory! 
With his chosen tribes to reign ; 
Came hosts of saints and angels 
Swell the mighty conqu’ror’s train ; 
Now in triumph, 
Sin and death are captive led. 
g 2 See the rocks and mountains rending— 
All the nations fill’d with dread! 
e Hark! the trump of God—pr oclaiming 
Through the mansions of the dead— 
’ “Come to judgment— 
‘Stand before the Son of Man!’ 
—3 Now behold the dead awaking ; 
Great and small before him stand ; 
Not one soul forgot, or missing ; 
None his orders countermand : 
a All stand waiting— 
For their last, decisive doom! 
—4 Hear the Chief among ten thousand . 
Thus address his faithful few ; 
d ‘ Come, ye blessed of my Father, 
‘ Heaven is prepared for you ; 
‘] was hungry—I was thirsty—I was male 
‘ And ye minister’d to me.’ 


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Select. HYMN 235. 153 


e 5 But how awful is the sentence,— 
d ‘Go from me, ye cursed race— 
‘To that place of endless torment, 
‘Never more to see my face: 
‘Tl was hungry—I was thirsty—I was naked— 
‘Ye to me no mercy shew’d.’ 
—6 Now awake, ye slumbering virgins, 
Trim your lamps; the bridegroom’s near ; 
Let your loins with truth be girded, 
Signs proclaim, he’!] soon appear : 
Mark! the fig-tree, 
Budding, shows the summer’s near. 
o 7 Jesus save a trembling sinner, 
Though thy wrath o’er sinners roll ; 
In this general wreck of nature, 
Be the refuge of my soul: {light’nings 
d Jesus, save me! Jesus, save me! when the 
Blaze around from pole to pole. 


HYMN 235. 8, 7, & 4. Helmsley. [b*] 
The Day of Judgment. ; 
el Ey of judgment, day of wonders! 
d Hark ! the trumpet’s awful sound, 
Louder than a thousand thunders, 
Shakes the vast creation round ! 
re How the summons 
Will the sinner’s heart confound ! 
g 2 See the Judge our nature wearing, 
Cloth’d in majesty divine ! 
—You who long for his appearing, 
d Then shall say, ‘ This GOD is mine.’ 
e€ Gracious Saviour, 
Own me in that day for thine ! 
o 3 At his call, the dead awaken,— 
Rise to life from earth and sea; 
All the powers of nature, shaken 
By his looks, prepare to flee : 
Careless sinner, 
What will then become of thee ? 
e 4 Horrours, past imagination, 
Will surprise your trembling heart, 
When you hear your condemnation, 
d ‘Hence, accursed wretch, depart! 


154 HYMN 236.  —_ Select 
‘Thou with Satan : 
‘ And his angels, have thy part! p ve 
—5 But to those who have confessed, 
Lov’d and serv’d the Lord below 
d He will say, ‘Come near, ye blessed, — 
‘See the kingdom I bestow : 
‘You for ever 
‘ Shall my love and glory know.’ 
—6 Under sorrows and reproaches, 
May this thought our courage raise : ; 
Swiftly God’s great day approaches— 
Sighs shall then be chang’d to praise: 
fy) We shall triumph— 
g Whenthe worldisinablaze! Newton. 


HYMN 236. C. M. Mitcham. [*] 
Te Deum. A General Hymn of Praise. 
1 O GOD, we praise thee, and confess, 
That thou the only Lord, 
And everlasting Father art, 
By all on earth ador’d. 
2 To thee all angels cry aloud, 
To thee the powers on high; 
Both cherubim, and seraphim, 
Continually do cry.— 
3 ‘O holy, holy, holy Lord, 
‘Whom heavenly hosts obey, 
‘ The world is with the glory fill’d 
‘Of thy majestic sway.’ 
4 Th’ apostles’ glorious company, 
And prophets, crown’d with light, 
With all the martyrs’ noble host, 
Thy constant praise recite. 
5 The holy church, throughout the world, 
O Lord, confesses thee, 
That thou eternal Father art, 
Of boundless majesty :— 
6 Thy honour’d, true, and only Son, 
And Holy Ghost, the spring 
Of never ceasing joy ; O Christ, 
Of glory thou art King. 


Select. ASCRIPTIONS. 155 
HYMN 237. 8s. Drummond. [*] 


Our God for ever and ever. 

1 HIS God is the God we adore, 

Our faithful, unchangeable Fi riend ; 
Whose love is as large as his power, 
And neither knows measure nor end. 
2 ’Tis Jesus, the First and the Last, 
Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home ; 
We'll praise him for all that is past, 
And trust him for all that’s to come. 


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Jesus’ excellence proclaim ; 
Sing the blessed Spirit’s praise ; 
Angels, swell the notes we raise! 


7S. 

S'N G we to our God above, 
Praise eternal as his love ; 
Praise him, all ye heavenly host,— 

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 


7s. 
b pe theta Son, and Holy Ghost, 
One in Three, and Three in One, 
As by the celestial host, 
Let thy will on earth be done: 
Praise by all to thee be given, 
Glorious Lord of earth and heaven. 


8, 7, & 4. 
Cony be to God the Father, 
Glory to th’ eternal Son ; 
Sound aloud the Spirit’s praises ; 
Join the elders round the throne ; 
Hallelujah, 
Hail the glorious Three in One. 


C. P. M: 
f hye Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
Be praise amid the Heavenly host, 
And in the church below ; 
From whom all creatures draw their breath, 
By whom redemption bless’d the earth, 
From whom all comforts flow. 


156 ASCRIPTIONS. Select. 
8 & 7. 
LORY, honour, praise and power 
To the Lamb be ever paid: 
Let new blessings every hour 
Rest on his adored head. 


5 & 6. 
B* angels in heaven 
Of ev’ry degree, 

And saints upon earth, 

All praise be address’d 
To God in Three Persons, 

One God ever bless’d: 
As it has been, now is, 

And always shall be. 


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